Depth of invasion as a predictor of nodal disease and survival in patients with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
Samantha H TamMoran AmitMark ZafereoDiana BellRandal S WeberPublished in: Head & neck (2018)
The optimal DOI cut-point for detection of occult nodal metastasis was 7.25 and 8 mm for OS and DSS at 5 years. DOI is an independent predictor of OS and DSS.