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Lymph node density as a prognostic predictor in patients with betel nut-related oral squamous cell carcinoma

OBJECTIVES: Lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a poor prognostic factor. The histopathologic stage (e.g., pN) is used to evaluate the severity of lymph node metastasis; however, the current staging system insufficiently predicts survival and recurrence. We investigated c...

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Autores principales: Chang, Wei-Chin, Lin, Chun-Shu, Yang, Cheng-Yu, Lin, Chih-Kung, Chen, Yuan-Wu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5866838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29038963
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00784-017-2247-3