AJCC clinical prognostic groupings for HPV-related OPSCCa
| When T Is… | And N Is… | And M Is… | Then the Stage Group Is… |
|---|---|---|---|
| T0, T1, or T2 | N0 or N1 | M0 | I |
| T0, T1, or T2 | N2 | M0 | II |
| T3 | N0, N1, or N2 | M0 | II |
| Any T | N3 | M0 | III |
| T4 | Any N | M0 | III |
| Any T | Any N | M1 | IV |
↵a Table adapted with permission of the American Joint Committee on Cancer, Chicago, Illinois. The original source for this material is the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual.1