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Lymph node yield as a prognostic factor in clinically node negative oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma

Ahmad A. AlTuwaijri, Mohammed A. Alessa, Alanoud A. Abuhaimed, Reenad H. Bedaiwi, Mohammad A. Almayouf, Majed M. Albarrak, Saleh F. Aldhahri and Khalid H. Al-Qahtani
Saudi Medical Journal December 2021, 42 (12) 1357-1361; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210572
Ahmad A. AlTuwaijri
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri Alessa, Aldhahri, Al-Qahtani), College of Medicine; from the Department of Surgery (Abuhaimed), King Saud University; and from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri, Bedaiwi, Almayouf, Albarrak, Al-Qahtani), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammed A. Alessa
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri Alessa, Aldhahri, Al-Qahtani), College of Medicine; from the Department of Surgery (Abuhaimed), King Saud University; and from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri, Bedaiwi, Almayouf, Albarrak, Al-Qahtani), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Alanoud A. Abuhaimed
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Reenad H. Bedaiwi
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri Alessa, Aldhahri, Al-Qahtani), College of Medicine; from the Department of Surgery (Abuhaimed), King Saud University; and from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri, Bedaiwi, Almayouf, Albarrak, Al-Qahtani), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Mohammad A. Almayouf
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri Alessa, Aldhahri, Al-Qahtani), College of Medicine; from the Department of Surgery (Abuhaimed), King Saud University; and from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri, Bedaiwi, Almayouf, Albarrak, Al-Qahtani), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Majed M. Albarrak
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri Alessa, Aldhahri, Al-Qahtani), College of Medicine; from the Department of Surgery (Abuhaimed), King Saud University; and from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri, Bedaiwi, Almayouf, Albarrak, Al-Qahtani), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saleh F. Aldhahri
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Khalid H. Al-Qahtani
From the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri Alessa, Aldhahri, Al-Qahtani), College of Medicine; from the Department of Surgery (Abuhaimed), King Saud University; and from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (Altuwaijri, Bedaiwi, Almayouf, Albarrak, Al-Qahtani), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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    Table 1

    - Frequency distribution of study variables.

    Variablesn%
    Gender
    Male2767.5
    Female1332.5
    Sub-site
    Buccal mucosa410.0
    Tongue2255.0
    Floor of the mouth37.5
    Alveolus/mandible410.0
    Retromolar trigone37.5
    Lower lip12.5
    Hard palate25.0
    Gingiva12.5
    Histological code
    Moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma37.5
    SCC3792.5
    TNM staging
    Stage I922.5
    Stage II1742.5
    Stage III25.0
    Stage IV1127.5
    unknown12.5
    Treatment
    Surgery2152.5
    Surgery+ chemotherapy12.5
    Surgery+ radiotherapy1435.0
    Surgery+ chemo - radiotherapy410.0
    Recurrence
    Yes410.0
    No3690.0
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    Table 2

    - Effect of lymph node yield on the treatment outcome.

    RecurrencenMedianMean rankSum of ranksMann-Whitney UZP value
    Yes435.0027.2585.0069.000-0.1350.892
    No3629.0020.42735.00
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    - Factors influencing the lymph node yield and recurrence rates.

    Variable<31 LNY>31 LNYP-valueRecurrence presentRecurrence absentP-value
    Age (in years) (mean+SD)63+13.7756.5+11.730.12160.33+9.50460.05+13.5050.972
    Gender
    Male13140.2094230.284
    Female94013
    Sites
    Buccal mucosa220.519130.920
    Tongue1210319
    Floor of mouth1203
    Alveolus/mandible1304
    Retromolar trigone3003
    Lower lip1001
    Hard palate1102
    Gingiva1001
    T stage
    T1630.416090.830
    T2116215
    T31102
    T44729
    T50101
    Treatment
    Surgery11100.5321200.458
    Surgery + chemotherapy0101
    Surgery + radiotherapy95311
    Surgery + Chemoradiotherapy2304
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