ArticleJournal of clinical laboratory analysis2021
Prediction of lymph node metastasis in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma using the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-neutrophil ratio.
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- Risk factors and impact of occult and skip metastasis in early-stage oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
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- Survival among treated tongue cancer patients: a single-center experience.Discover oncology · 2024Article
- Predictors of Occult Metastasis and Prognostic Factors in Patients with cN0 Oral Cancer Who Underwent Elective Neck Dissection.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Emerging roles of platelets in cancer biology and their potential as therapeutic targets.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Prediction of lymph node metastasis in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma using the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-neutrophil ratio.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2021Article
- Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Parameters Combined With Inflammatory Indicators Predict Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLymph node metastasis in a variety of tumors is associated with systemic inflammatory markers. However, this association has not been reported in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC). This study aimed to investigate how the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-neutrophil ratio (PNR) in OTSCC patients correlated with the occurrence of OTSCC and lymph node metastasis.
methodsThe data of 73 patients with primary OTSCC who underwent surgical resection were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with other malignant tumors, patients who had received radiotherapy or chemotherapy before surgery, and patients with active inflammation were excluded. The enrolled patients were divided into groups N
resultsThe NLR was significantly higher in the OTSCC patients than the controls (p < 0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.595. Further comparison of the NLR and PLR between group N
conclusionThe NLR has certain reference value for the diagnosis of OTSCC. The preoperative NLR and PNR can be used to predict early-stage lymph node metastasis in patients with histopathologically confirmed OTSCC.
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