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OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
卷 169, 期 2, 页码 276-285出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1177/01945998221123927
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lymph node yield; lymph node density; pN; oral squamous cell carcinoma; prognostic value
This study aims to investigate the thresholds for lymph node yield, lymph node density, and pN in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and their relation to survival outcomes. The results suggest that increased nodal yield, decreased LND, and decreasing number of pN are associated with significantly improved survival outcomes.
Objectives To investigate thresholds for lymph node yield (LNY), lymph node density (LND), and pN in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma in relation to previous findings in the literature. Study Design Retrospective register-based study. Setting Copenhagen Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma database. Methods Appropriate thresholds for LNY, LND, and pN were determined by areas under the curve and subsequently subjected to multivariate analysis. Five-year overall survival and 3-year recurrence-free survival were determined by Kaplan-Meier survival curves. Results In total, 413 patients diagnosed with oral squamous cell carcinoma were included. In the pN0 cohort, no superior/prognostic LNY cutoff values were detected. In the pN+ cohort, areas under the curve determined thresholds of LNY, LND, and pN to be 21 nodes, 5%, and 3 metastases, respectively. The 5-year overall survival was 52% for patients with LNY >= 21 vs 38% for patients with LNY <21 (hazard ratio [HR], 1.49; 95% CI, 1.05-2.11; P < .05), 60% for patients with LND <= 5% vs 38% for patients with LND >6% (HR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.03-2.57; P < .05), and 43% for patients with pN <3 vs 26% for patients with pN >= 3 (HR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.04-2.15; P < .05). Conclusions Increased nodal yield, decreased LND, and decreasing number of pN were associated with significantly improved survival outcomes. LNY might serve as a prognosticator of survival as well as a surgical quality indicator. LND may have implications as a tool in cancer staging and treatment planning.
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