Importance of lymph node ratio in HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with surgery and adjuvant treatment.
Kyu-Hye ChoiJin Ho SongJi Hyun HongYoun Soo LeeJin Hyoung KangDong-Il SunMin-Sik KimYeon-Sil KimPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The LNR in HPV(+) OPC patients may be a more useful tool to predict survival and distant metastasis than the LN number. Additional research and consensus on surgical pathology are needed before applying the LNR to adjuvant treatment decisions and pathologic nodal staging.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- end stage renal disease
- early stage
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- sentinel lymph node
- combination therapy
- peritoneal dialysis
- young adults
- locally advanced
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation
- free survival
- lymph node metastasis