Surgical nodal management in hypopharyngeal and laryngeal cancer

ConclusionThe pre-therapeutic clinical evaluation of lymphatic outgrowth is over-staged. OS decreases with increasing LNR divided by the number of dissected lymph nodes. Renal insufficiency and anemia are significant negative factors, decreasing both OS and DFS.
Source: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Category: ENT & OMF Source Type: research