From: Comparison of the seventh and eighth editions of the UICC/AJCC staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: analysis of 1317 patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy at two centers
8th edition
N0
N1
N2
N3
Total
7th edition
250 (19.0%)
719 (54.6%)
12 (0.9%)
731 (55.4%)
252 (19.1%)
26 (2.0%)
278 (21.1%)
N3a
16 (1.2%)
N3B
42 (3.2%)
96 (7.3%)
1317