Prognostic stratification of patients with AJCC 2018 pN1 disease in stage III oral squamous cell carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oral cancer with pT1-3N1 without extracapsular extension of the lymph node is classified as stage III according to the eighth edition of the AJCC staging system. Outcomes of a subgroup of patients classified as having stage III oral cancer with single nodal metastasis are observed to be various clinically. Therefore, such clinical outcomes for subgroup analyses in this cohort are necessary.

Methods

Patients with pT1-3N1 (based on the eighth edition of the AJCC staging system) oral cancer who underwent surgery between 2007 and 2016 were enrolled retrospectively for survival analyses.

Results

A total of 105 patients-including 28 patients with pT1N1 disease and 77 patients with pT2-3N1 disease-participated in the study. Pathological T classification was the on

SUBMITTER: Tsai MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9052608 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature