title: [Influence of clinical features of oral cancer on incidence of regional metastasis].
abstract: The regional metastasis has a high frequency in oral cancer and significantly influences the prognosis of this disease. It is known that some clinical features determine the incidence of regional metastasis. Accordingly, the study of these features represents an important issue in the improving the results of the treatment. The aim of our study was the evaluation of different clinical features in relation to the regional metastasis. The study group was composed by 478 patients. It was revealed that the patient's sex, age, period of tumor existence, tumor ulceration and the pre-cancer diseases doesn't influence the incidence of regional involvement. It was found that the primary tumor sizes, the pattern of growth, invasion in surrounding tissues, number of involved anatomical regions and the pain symptom are significant clinical features of regional metastasis. The statistical evaluation of received results, along with the consideration of pathology criteria will allow (in the framework of future study) to work out of individual prognosing method for development of regional metastasis in oral cancer.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Gviniashvili
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Marlaleishvili
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000556:secondary*