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ASO Author Reflections: Depth of Invasion in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Past, Present, and Future

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyüan, Taiwan, ROC

    Chun-Ta Liao MD

  2. Department of Head and Neck Oncology Group, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyüan, Taiwan, ROC

    Chun-Ta Liao MD & Tzu-Chen Yen MD, PhD

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyüan, Taiwan, ROC

    Tzu-Chen Yen MD, PhD

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Tumor Depth of Invasion (Tumor > 4 cm/Depth > 10 mm and Depth > 20 mm) and Through Cortex/Skin Invasion are Both Valid Criteria for Classifying Tumors as pT4a in AJCC 2018 Oral Cavity Cancer Staging System,” Ann Surg Oncol. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07576-5.

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Liao, CT., Yen, TC. ASO Author Reflections: Depth of Invasion in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma—Past, Present, and Future. Ann Surg Oncol 27 (Suppl 3), 727–728 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07928-1

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