Comparing prognostic utility between the 8th edition of TNM staging system and the lymph node ratio for oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Giada Anna BeltraminiLaura M BelloniNicola FuscoAndrea SacconiPaola MutiAlessandro BajAlessandro R BolzoniAldo B Giannì

Published in: Head & neck (2021)

The LNR identifies patients with poor outcomes better than N classification. The lack of reliable LNR cutoffs compromises its utility in clinical practice.

Keyphrases

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machine learning
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