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ArticleMaxillofacial plastic and reconstructive surgery2024

Prognostic factors of oral squamous cell carcinoma: the importance of recurrence and pTNM stage.

Min Jae Kim, Kang-Min Ahn

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Machine learning based prediction of recurrence in oral tongue cancer: a systematic review with quantitative synthesis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  2. Diagnostic imaging modalities to detect regional nodal involvement in oral squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Min Jae KimDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, South Korea.
Kang-Min AhnDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, South Korea. ahnkangmin@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7840-4254

Funding

Ministry of Health & Welfare, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Project Number:RS-2022-00140935
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOral squamous cell carcinoma has a poor prognosis. Therefore, prognostic factors are important to increase the survival rate. This study assessed the survival rate and the prognostic factors for survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.

methodThis study included 168 patients who underwent surgery for oral squamous cell carcinoma between January 2006 and December 2021. The survival rate was analyzed with overall survival and disease-specific survival. The patient's age, sex, pTNM stage, primary sites (lip, tongue, mouth of floor, mandibular gingiva, maxillary gingiva, mandibular vestibule, maxillary vestibule, retromolar trigone, palate, buccal mucosa, primary intra-osseous site), smoking and alcohol drinking habits, depth of invasion, perineural and lymphovascular invasion, cell differentiation, and postoperative radiotherapy were evaluated to analyze risk factors. Kaplan-Meier methods were used to estimate the survival rates. Cox regression methods were used to investigate the main independent predictors of survival in univariable and multivariable analysis.

resultsSixty-eight patients died of oral squamous cell carcinoma during follow-up periods. Their overall survival for 5 years was 51.2%, and the disease-specific survival was 59.2%. In univariable analysis, seven factors which are neck metastasis, depth of invasion, cell differentiation, lymphovascular invasion, postoperative radiotherapy, pTNM stage, and recurrence were significantly associated with survival. In multivariable analysis, pTNM stage and recurrence were significantly associated with survival.

conclusionIn patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, pTNM stage and recurrence were significant prognostic factors. Neck metastasis, depth of invasion, cell differentiation, lymphovascular invasion, and postoperative radiotherapy were also prognostic factors. These factors serve as markers for obtaining prognosis information in oral squamous cell carcinoma.

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Neoplasm stagingOral squamous cell carcinomaPrognostic factorRecurrenceSurvival

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