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The Prognostic Significance of Lymph Node Ratio and Log Odds Ratio in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Xinrui Zhang, Feng Yu, Zheng Zhao, Junhao Mai, Yibo Zhou, Guojie Tan, Xuekui Liu

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xinrui ZhangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangzhou Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
Feng YuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangzhou Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
Zheng ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
Junhao MaiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
Yibo ZhouDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangzhou Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
Guojie TanDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangzhou Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
Xuekui LiuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate whether lymph node ratio (LNR) and log odds ratio (LODDS) have prognostic significance for overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with laryngeal squamous cell cancer (LSCC) treated with curative intent. STUDY

designCase-control study.

settingUniversity hospital. SUBJECTS AND

methodsRecords of 229 patients with LSCC who underwent surgery with a curative intent with or without adjuvant treatment from 2000 to 2014 were reviewed. The clinicopathological parameters LNR and LODDS were analyzed; univariate and multivariate analysis was performed to evaluate the prognosis of each for OS and DFS.

resultsThe 5-year OS was 81.7% for LNR ≤0.233 and 47.1% for LNR >0.233, and the 5-year OS was 79.6% for LODDS ≤-0.1 and 51.8% for LODDS >-0.1, respectively. In the univariate analysis, the independent variables were subsites, pT stage (pT1 and pT2 vs pT3 and pT4), pN, pTNM, alcohol consumption, and LNR and LODDS (

conclusionsLNR and LODDS were both prognostic factors for OS and DFS. However, LNR was confirmed as a more reliable indicator for evaluating the prognosis, and it can be used to increase the prognostic value of the traditional TNM classification of LSCC.

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laryngeal carcinomalymph node rationeck dissectionsquamous cell cancer

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