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Impacts of Inflammation-Based Prognostic Scores on Survival in Patients With Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Hiroyuki Iuchi, Takayuki Kyutoku, Kotoko Ito, Hayato Matsumoto, Junichiro Ohori, Masaru Yamashita

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prognostic Significance of the Pretreatment Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Tumor-Associated Neutrophils in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hiroyuki IuchiDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
Takayuki KyutokuDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kotoko ItoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
Hayato MatsumotoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
Junichiro OhoriDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
Masaru YamashitaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kagoshima University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the predictive accuracies of the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as prognostic factors for patients with hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HSCC). STUDY

designRetrospective study.

settingUniversity hospital.

methodsThe records of 106 patients who were histologically diagnosed with HSCC between January 2007 and December 2017 were reviewed. mGPS, NLR, and PLR were analyzed; univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the prognosis of overall survival (OS).

resultsThe overall 5-year survival rates of patients with mGPS0, mGPS1, and mGPS2 were 82.0%, 41.9%, and 13.5%, respectively. The overall 5-year survival rates of patients with low and high NLRs and with low and high PLRs were 83.8%, 46.2%, 57.0%, and 59.1%, respectively. mGPS (

conclusionmGPS is an excellent prognostic factor for patients with HSCC.

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hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomamodified Glasgow Prognostic Scoreneutrophil-lymphocyte ratioplatelet-lymphocyte ratio

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PMID33447693
PMCPMC7780318
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