Prognostic capacity of the weighted lymph node ratio in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with salvage neck dissection.

Eduard David NeumannAina SansaMaría CasasayasAlfons GutierrezMiquel QuerXavier León

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)

As a variable that integrates data related to the number of metastatic nodes with extracapsular spread to the LNR, the WLNR has a prognostic value in the pathological assessment of HNSCC patients with regional recurrence treated with salvage neck dissection.

Keyphrases

lymph node
sentinel lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
magnetic resonance
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
electronic health record
big data
magnetic resonance imaging
free survival
machine learning
radiation therapy
computed tomography
early stage