Predictors of distant metastatic recurrence in head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with lymph node metastases treated with curative intent: A multicenter study.
Ardalan EbrahimiRuta GuptaLachlan McDowellMatthew J R MagareyPaul N SmithKlaus-Martin SchulteDiana M PerrimanMichael VenessSandro PorcedduTsu-Hui Hubert LowAllan FowlerJonathan R ClarkPublished in: Head & neck (2024)
The risk of DMR in nodal metastatic HNcSCC increases with immunosuppression, nodal size >6 cm, ≥5 nodal metastases, and bilateral disease. A simple DMR risk score estimated prior to treatment may be clinically useful.