Is Perineural Invasion an Independent Prognostic Factor for Local Recurrence in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

R H SaipoojaNiranjan MishraChandrasekaran Deepak KumarYangyasmit MohantyDebashish PatiAbhipsa Mishra

Published in: Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery (2024)

PNI remains an aggressive factor for nodal metastasis mandating neck management for regional control. Though PNI showed no statistical significance with LR, time to recurrence in PNI positive patients were significantly shorter. Hence, close follow-up regimen becomes necessary.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
free survival
peritoneal dialysis
lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes