Clinical analysis of neck node metastasis in oral cavity cancer

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the neck node metastasis pattern and related clinical factors in oral cavity cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 76 patients (47 males, 29 females) with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) who had no previous malignancies and were n...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Aditi, Kim, Jin-Wook, Paeng, Jun-Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6327011/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30637242
http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2018.44.6.282
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the neck node metastasis pattern and related clinical factors in oral cavity cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 76 patients (47 males, 29 females) with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) who had no previous malignancies and were not undergoing neoadjuvant concomitant chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy were selected for analysis. RESULTS: Occult metastases were found in 8 of 52 patients with clinically negative nodes (cN0, 15.4%). Neck node metastases were found in 17 patients (22.4%). There was a statistically significant relationship between neck node metastasis and T stage (P=0.014) and between neck node metastasis and distant metastasis (Fisher's exact test, P=0.019). CONCLUSION: Neck node metastasis was significantly related to tumor size and distant metastasis during follow-up.

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