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Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Tumor Thickness and Its Prognostic Importance in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity: Implications for the Eighth Edition Tumor, Node, Metastasis Classification

E.A.M. Weimar, S.H. Huang, L. Lu, B. O'Sullivan, B. Perez-Ordonez, I. Weinreb, A. Hope, L. Tong, D. Goldstein, J. Irish, J.R. de Almeida, S. Bratman, W. Xu and E. Yu
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2018, 39 (10) 1896-1902; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5782
E.A.M. Weimar
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Imaging (E.A.M.W., E.Y.)
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S.H. Huang
bRadiation Oncology (S.H.H., B.O., A.H., L.T., S.B.)
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L. Lu
cBiostatistics (L.L., W.X.)
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B. O'Sullivan
bRadiation Oncology (S.H.H., B.O., A.H., L.T., S.B.)
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B. Perez-Ordonez
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I. Weinreb
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A. Hope
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L. Tong
bRadiation Oncology (S.H.H., B.O., A.H., L.T., S.B.)
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D. Goldstein
eOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery/Surgical Oncology (D.G., J.I., J.R.d.A.), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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J. Irish
eOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery/Surgical Oncology (D.G., J.I., J.R.d.A.), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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J.R. de Almeida
eOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery/Surgical Oncology (D.G., J.I., J.R.d.A.), Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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S. Bratman
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W. Xu
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E. Yu
aFrom the Departments of Neuroradiology and Head and Neck Imaging (E.A.M.W., E.Y.)
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E.A.M. Weimar, S.H. Huang, L. Lu, B. O'Sullivan, B. Perez-Ordonez, I. Weinreb, A. Hope, L. Tong, D. Goldstein, J. Irish, J.R. de Almeida, S. Bratman, W. Xu, E. Yu
Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Tumor Thickness and Its Prognostic Importance in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity: Implications for the Eighth Edition Tumor, Node, Metastasis Classification
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