Lymph node ratio as a predictor for outcome in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a multicenter population-based cohort study.

Steffen SpoerlMichael GerkenAndreas MamilosRené FischerStefanie WolfFelix NieberleChristoph KlingelhöfferJohannes K MeierSilvia SpoerlTobias EttlTorsten E ReichertGerrit Spanier

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2020)

Besides established histopathological factors, LNR can be used as a reliable predictor of outcome in OSCC and might therefore be further applied in evaluating adjuvant treatment after resection in curative intention.

Keyphrases

lymph node
early stage
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
cross sectional
squamous cell carcinoma
clinical trial
combination therapy
radiation therapy