## Abstract ## Background We aimed to validate the lymph node ratio (LNR) as an independent prognostic factor in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and compare its utility with the current nodal staging system. ## Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of 313 patients with OSCC undergoin
Tumor thickness as an independent risk factor of early recurrence in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Pinto, Fábio Roberto; de Matos, Leandro Luongo; Palermo, Filipe Cavalcanti; Kulcsar, Marco Aurélio Vamondes; Cavalheiro, Beatriz Godói; de Mello, Evandro Sobroza; Alves, Venâncio Avancini Ferreira; Cernea, Cláudio Roberto; Brandão, Lenine Garcia
- Book ID
- 125346582
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 458 KB
- Volume
- 271
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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