Log margin-to-thickness ratio improves disease-specific survival prediction in oral cancer: A single cancer centre database.
Chien-Yu HuangYaoh-Shiang LinBor-Hwang KangKuo-Ping ChangChao-Chuan ChiMing-Yee LinHsing-Hao SuTing-Shou ChangHuai-Pao LeeChing-Chih LeePublished in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2018)
Log MTR < 33% may be a predictor of less favourable outcome in the DSS of OSCC. Log MTR outperformed both resection margin and tumour thickness alone in terms of discriminative analysis. Our study could help in presurgical planning for high-risk patients and in aiding the decision-making process for adjuvant treatment.