Journal
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
Volume 279, Issue 3, Pages 1473-1479Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-021-06906-2
Keywords
Lymphovascular invasion; Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma; Clinicopathologic; Risk factors; Prognosis
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- Clinical Research Plan of SHDC [16CR2029B]
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This study demonstrates that T3-4 stage, N2-3 stage, and poor differentiation are independent risk factors for lymphatic vascular invasion (LVI) of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC). LVI increases the rates of local recurrence and regional recurrence, and decreases the 5-year overall survival rate of HPSCC.
Purpose Lymphatic vascular invasion (LVI) is a poor prognostic factor for hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC), but the risk factors of LVI and its relationship with clinicopathological of HPSCC remain unclear. This study aims to explore these issues. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological data of 170 patients with HPSCC from January 2011 to December 2015. The relationship between LVI and clinicopathologic was analyzed by Chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. The risk factors of LVI were examined using a logistic regression model, while risk factors of survival rate were carried out using the Cox regression model. Results LVI occurred in 59 cases (34.7%). In multivariate analysis, T3-4 stage (HR = 2.877; 95% CI: 1.379-6.004; p = 0.005), N2-3 stage (HR = 2.325; 95% CI: 1.120-4.824; p = 0.024), and poor differentiation (HR = 2.983; 95% CI: 1.229-7.242; p = 0.016) were independent risk factors for LVI; positive LVI was an independent risk factor for local recurrence (HR = 2.488; 95% CI: 1.150-5.383; p = 0.021), poor 5-year OS (HR = 0.375; 95% CI: 0.232-0.606; p < 0.000), DSS (HR = 0.374; 95% CI: 0.235-0.595; p < 0.000), and DFS (HR = 0.454; 95% CI:0.254-0.813; p = 0.008). Conclusion T3-4 stage, N2-3 stage and poor differentiation are independent risk factors for LVI of HPSCC; LVI increases the local recurrence and regional recurrence rate, and decreases 5-year OS, DFS and DSS of HPSCC.
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