Are extranodal extension and lymph node yield of pN0 to lymph node ratio useful as prognostic parameters for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma?

We investigated the value of the weighted lymph node ratio (WLNR), a new marker that incorporates prognostic information regarding the number of metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) with the extranodal extension (ENE) and the lymph node yield (LNY) of pN0 patients, in the prognosis and postsurgical management of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). We designed a retrospective study and enrolled patients who were diagnosed with OSCC and treated with neck dissection (ND). The predictor variable was WLNR, and the outcome variable was overall survival (OS).
Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Source Type: research