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ArticleJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale

Novel Location-Grading-Node-Metastasis Staging System in Patients With Head and Neck Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

Dingfu Du, Shaojun Wu, Zilu Wang, Yuanxiang Guan, Ke Jiang, Bushu Xu, Yao Liang

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Article in Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Comparative validation of current staging systems in sinonasal soft tissue sarcomas: a population-based analysis.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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7 authors.

Dingfu DuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Shaojun WuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zilu WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yuanxiang GuanState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ke JiangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Bushu XuState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yao LiangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9437-1408

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

ImportanceUnlike other head and neck cancers, head and neck soft tissue sarcoma (HN-STS) is staged similarly to sarcomas in the trunk and extremities. The current American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system has limitations that hinder accurate prognosis prediction for HN-STS.ObjectiveWe aimed to develop a novel location-grading-node-metastasis (LGNM) staging system based on the primary tumor location to more accurately stratify prognosis for HN-STS.DesignA retrospective case series from 1990 to 2021.Setting/ParticipantsThis study included 471 patients diagnosed with HN-STS at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center between 1990 and 2021.Main outcome measuresIn the primary analysis, we obtained the overall survival (OS) rate. Secondary measures included area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, Harrell's

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingSarcomaAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateAJCC staging systemhead and neckLGNM staging systemprognosissoft tissue sarcoma

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PMCPMC12049617

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