Depth of invasion in patients with early stage oral cancer staged by sentinel node biopsy
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2019-07-01
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den Toom, Inne J.
Janssen, Luuk M
van Es, Robert
Karagozoglu, K. Hakki
de Keizer, Bart
van Weert, Stijn
Willems, Stefan
Bloemena, Elisabeth
Leemans, C. René
de Bree, Remco
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Abstract
Background: To investigate if depth of invasion (DOI) can predict occult nodal disease in patients with cT1-2N0 (7th TNM) oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) staged by sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). Methods: In 199 OSCC patients, DOI measurements and SLNB were performed. Results: Metastases were found in 64 of 199 patients (32%). Of these 64 patients, the mean DOI was 6.6 mm compared to 4.7 mm in patients without metastases (P =.003). The ROC-curve showed an area under the curve of 0.65 with a most optimal cutoff point of 3.4 mm DOI (sensitivity 83% and specificity 47%). Regional metastases were found in 15% of patients with DOI ≤ 3.4 mm. Conclusion: DOI seems to be a poor predictor for regional metastasis in patients with cT1-2N0 OSCC. Therefore, staging of the neck using SLNB in patients with early stage oral cancer should also be performed in tumors with limited DOI and probably in T3 (8th TNM) OSCC ≤4 cm diameter.
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depth of invasion, lymph node metastases, Oral cancer, sentinel lymph node biopsy, Otorhinolaryngology
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den Toom, I J, Janssen, L M, van Es, R J J, Karagozoglu, K H, de Keizer, B, van Weert, S, Willems, S M, Bloemena, E, Leemans, C R & de Bree, R 2019, 'Depth of invasion in patients with early stage oral cancer staged by sentinel node biopsy', Head and Neck, vol. 41, no. 7, pp. 2100-2106. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25665