Lymph node ratio as a prognostic factor in metastatic cutaneous head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Kartik VasanTsu-Hui Hubert LowRuta GuptaBruce G AshfordRebecca AsherKan GaoSydney Ch'ngCarsten E PalmeJonathan R Clark

Published in: Head & neck (2018)

The lymph node ratio is an independent prognosticator of survival outcomes in patients presenting with metastatic head and neck cutaneous SCC. A lymph node ratio >6% is a significant threshold to categorize patients into low and high risk.

Keyphrases

lymph node
prognostic factors
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
end stage renal disease
small cell lung cancer
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
radiation therapy