Association of Patient and Tumor Characteristics With Outcomes in Young Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients.

Ronan Wenhan HsiehWilliam E GoodingMarci NilsenMark KubikZahra KellyShaum SridharanHeath SkinnerUzoma IheagwaraJose P ZevallosUmamaheswar DuvvuriSeungwon KimRobert L FerrisDan P Zandberg

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2024)

Pathologic stages, positive margins, and PNI are independently associated with worse DSS in young surgical HNSCC patients. PNI is a uniquely strong prognostic factor for young patients.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
squamous cell carcinoma
metabolic syndrome
radiation therapy
adipose tissue
lymph node
patient reported outcomes
rectal cancer