Can the lymph node reactivity pattern in the pN0 neck analysis provide any additional prognostic information in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma?

Can the lymph node reactivity pattern in the pN0 neck analysis provide any additional prognostic information in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma?

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the influence of lymph node reactivity on recurrence and survival rates in a population of pT3 or pT4 pN0 patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Methods: Between 2002 and 2005, 105 patients with LSSC underwent total laryngectomy with bilateral selective ne...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Manfro, Claudio Cernea, Paulo Antônio Silvestre de Faria, Fernando Vaz Agarez, Fernando Luiz Dias, Roberto Araújo Lima, Lenine Garcia Brandão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Neoplasias de cabeça e pescoço
Carcinoma de células escamosas
Neoplasias laríngeas/imunologia
Excisão de linfonodo
Excisão de linfonodo/efeitos adversos
Excisão de linfonodo/mortalidade
Recidiva local de neoplasia
Esvaziamento cervical
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