Stage II recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Prognostic significance of retropharyngeal nodal metastasis, parapharyngeal invasion, and carotid encasement.
Jimmy Yu Wai ChanStanley Thian Sze WongWilliam Ignace WeiPublished in: Head & neck (2017)
The significantly worse prognosis of recurrent NPC encasing the ICA warrants an upstage to the T3 classification in the current AJCC staging system.