The prognostic impact of level I lymph node involvement in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Autor: Kailin Yang, David J. Adelstein, Matthew C. Ward, Brian B. Burkey, Shlomo A. Koyfman, Roy Xiao, Brandon Prendes
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Head & Neck. 41:3895-3905
ISSN: 1097-0347
1043-3074
DOI: 10.1002/hed.25927
Popis: BACKGROUND We investigated the impact of level I lymph node involvement (LNI) on survival for patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). METHODS We performed a cohort study of patients with OPSCC who underwent resection with known human papillomavirus (HPV) status in the National Cancer Database (2010-2014). RESULTS Among 5591 patients with OPSCC, 599 (10.7%) had level I LNI. Predictors of level I LNI included pT classification (pT3 vs pT1; odds ratio [OR], 1.95; P
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