Perimarginal lymph nodes: an undervalued entity in oral cancer.

Giancarlo TirelliAnnalisa GattoAlberto Vito Marcuzzo

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 (2019)

PMNs represent a frequent site of micro-metastases in patients diagnosed with OCSCC regardless of other characteristics of the primary tumor.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
early stage
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node