The importance of log odds of positive lymph nodes for locoregional recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Safi AF, Kauke M, Grandoch A, Nickenig HJ, Drebber U, Zöller J, Kreppel M. The importance of log odds of positive lymph nodes for locoregional recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncology 2017, 72: 48-55. PMID: 28797461, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive lymph nodesOral squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaLymph node ratioLocoregional recurrenceLymph nodesCell carcinomaTreatment-naive oral squamous cell carcinomaNode ratioLog oddsIndependent indicatorPathologic N classificationPathologic T classificationRetrospective chart reviewMultiple cancer sitesConventional nodalT4b classificationUnresectable diseaseExtracapsular spreadNeoadjuvant chemoradiotherapyPerioperative deathsSynchronous malignanciesChart reviewNodal yieldN classification