[Prognostic significance of lymph node metastasis in the neck from squamous cell carcinoma in the oral cavity--analysis of 122 cases].
122 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity as treated by radical neck dissection in our hospital are presented. All were followed for more than 5 years. The results indicated that prognosis was better in patients with negative lymph nodes than those with positive nodes, with the former giving a 5 year survival rate twice as high. It was most common for metastasis to develop in the upper deep cervical lymph nodes, the prognosis of which was relatively good after radical surgery. The other prognostic factor was the number of metastatic lymph nodes, more or less than 3. The prognosis was inversely proportional to the number and size of the nodes. The prognosis was poor if the node became fixed, matted and indurated.
Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009333:Neck; D037981:Neck Dissection; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate