Web-based prognostic tools for oral tongue cancer: An analysis of online predictors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) often presents with aggressive clinical behaviour that may require multimodality treatment based on reliable prognostication. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic ability of five online web-based tools to predict the clinical behaviour of OTSCC resection and biopsy samples.

Methods

A total of 135 OTSCC resection cases and 33 OTSCC biopsies were included to predict recurrence and survival. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC), χ² tests, and calibration plots constructed to estimate the prognostic power of each tool.

Results

The tool entitled 'Prediction of risk of Locoregional Recurrences in Early OTSCC' presented an accuracy of 82%. The tool, 'Head & Neck Cancer Outcome Calculato

SUBMITTER: Wahab A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11610714 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature