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Lymph node density is a significant predictor of outcome in patients with oral cancer
Cancer, 08/26/09
Gil Z et al.After surgery for OSCC, pathologic evaluation of the neck using LND is a reliable means to stratify the risk of disease recurrence and survival.
Methods- 386 patients who underwent neck dissection for OSCC
- Median f/u 67 mos
- LND was associated with outcome
- For LND ≤ 0.06, OS was 58% vs. LND > 0.06, OS was 28%
- For LND ≤ 0.06, DSS was 65% vs. LND > 0.06, DSS was 34%
- LND was the only significant predictor of outcome in patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy
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Head & Neck, 12/02/09
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Cancer, 12/01/09
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Inflammation Research, 12/01/09
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