Prognostic significance of reactive changes in regional lymph nodes in cancer of the oral cavity.
Investigated were lymph nodes in a group of patients with spinocellular carcinoma of the oral cavity. As regards patient survival, lymphocyte predominance and sinus histiocytosis manifest prognostically the most favorable changes. A predominance of germinal follicle centers in our group of patients cannot be interpreted as indicator of an improved prognosis. Sinus histiocytosis has never been found in nodes with metastases.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis