Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Latest
    • Archive
    • home
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
    • Join SMJ
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Office
    • Editorial Board
  • More
    • Advertising
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Folders
    • Help
  • Other Publications
    • NeuroSciences Journal

User menu

  • My alerts
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
Saudi Medical Journal
  • Other Publications
    • NeuroSciences Journal
  • My alerts
  • Log in
Saudi Medical Journal

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Latest
    • Archive
    • home
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
    • Join SMJ
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Office
    • Editorial Board
  • More
    • Advertising
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Folders
    • Help
  • Follow psmmc on Twitter
  • Visit psmmc on Facebook
  • RSS
Brief CommunicationBrief Communication
Open Access

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.
MBBS, SBORL
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: [email protected]
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.
MBBS, FRCSC
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Alanoud A. Abuhaimed
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.
MBBS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
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.
MBBS
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
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.
MBBS, FRCSC
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
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.
MBBS, FRCSC
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Saleh F. Aldhahri
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.
MBBS, FRCSC
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
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.
MBBS, FRCSC
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF
Loading

References

  1. 1.↵
    1. Alshehri BM.
    Trends in the incidence of oral cancer in Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 2015. World J Surg Oncol 2020; 18: 217.
    OpenUrl
  2. 2.↵
    1. Massey C,
    2. Dharmarajan A,
    3. Bannuru RR,
    4. Rebeiz E.
    Management of N0 neck in early oral squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Laryngoscope 2019; 129: E284–E298.
    OpenUrl
  3. 3.↵
    1. de Bree R,
    2. Takes RP,
    3. Shah JP,
    4. Hamoir M,
    5. Kowalski LP,
    6. Robbins KT, et al.
    Elective neck dissection in oral squamous cell carcinoma: Past, present and future. Oral Oncol 2019; 90: 87–93.
    OpenUrl
  4. 4.↵
    1. Zenga J,
    2. Divi V,
    3. Stadler M,
    4. Massey B,
    5. Campbell B,
    6. Shukla M, et al.
    Lymph node yield, depth of invasion, and survival in node-negative oral cavity cancer. Oral Oncol 2019; 98: 125–131.
    OpenUrl
  5. 5.↵
    1. Arun I,
    2. Maity N,
    3. Hameed S,
    4. Jain PV,
    5. Manikantan K,
    6. Sharan R, et al.
    Lymph node characteristics and their prognostic significance in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 2021; 43: 520–533.
    OpenUrl
  6. 6.↵
    1. Kuo P,
    2. Mehra S,
    3. Sosa JA,
    4. Roman SA,
    5. Husain ZA,
    6. Burtness BA, et al.
    Proposing prognostic thresholds for lymph node yield in clinically lymph node-negative and lymph node-positive cancers of the oral cavity. Cancer 2016; 122: 3624–3631.
    OpenUrl
  7. 7.↵
    1. Amin MB,
    2. Edge SB.
    AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 8th ed. New York (NY): Springer; 2017.
  8. 8.↵
    1. Abdeyrim A,
    2. He S,
    3. Zhang Y,
    4. Mamtali G,
    5. Asla A,
    6. Yusup M, et al.
    Prognostic value of lymph node ratio in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020; 49: 31.
    OpenUrl
  9. 9.↵
    1. Chow TL,
    2. Kwan WWY,
    3. Fung SC,
    4. Ho LI.
    Prognostic value of lymph node density in buccal squamous cell carcinoma. Am J Otolaryngol 2017; 38: 529–532.
    OpenUrl
  10. 10.↵
    1. Choi Y,
    2. Bin-Manie M,
    3. Roh JL,
    4. Cho KJ,
    5. Lee YS,
    6. Choi SH, et al.
    Metastatic lymph node burden predictive of survival in patients undergoing primary surgery for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2019; 145: 2565–2572.
    OpenUrl
  11. 11.↵
    1. Muttagi SS,
    2. Patil BR,
    3. Godhi AS,
    4. Arora DK,
    5. Hallikerimath SR,
    6. Kale AD.
    Clinico-pathological factors affecting lymph node yield in Indian patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of mandibular Gingivo-Buccal sulcus. Indian J Cancer 2016; 53: 239–243.
    OpenUrl
  12. 12.↵
    1. Pou JD,
    2. Barton BM,
    3. Lawlor CM,
    4. Frederick CH,
    5. Moore BA,
    6. Hasney CP.
    Minimum lymph node yield in elective level I-III neck dissection. Laryngoscope 2017; 127: 2070–2073.
    OpenUrl
  13. 13.↵
    1. de Kort WWB,
    2. Maas SLN,
    3. Van Es RJJ,
    4. Willems SM.
    Prognostic value of the nodal yield in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review. Head Neck 2019; 41: 2801–2810.
    OpenUrl
  14. 14.↵
    1. Böttcher A,
    2. Dommerich S,
    3. Sander S,
    4. Olze H,
    5. Stromberger C,
    6. Coordes A, et al.
    Nodal yield of neck dissections and influence on outcome in laryngectomized patients. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016; 273: 3321–3329.
    OpenUrl
  15. 15.↵
    1. Lemieux A,
    2. Kedarisetty S,
    3. Raju S,
    4. Orosco R,
    5. Coffey C.
    Lymph node yield as a predictor of survival in pathologically node negative oral cavity carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2016; 154: 465–472.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Saudi Medical Journal: 42 (12)
Saudi Medical Journal
Vol. 42, Issue 12
1 Dec 2021
  • Table of Contents
  • Cover (PDF)
  • Index by author
Print
Download PDF
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Saudi Medical Journal.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Lymph node yield as a prognostic factor in clinically node negative oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Saudi Medical Journal
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Saudi Medical Journal web site.
Citation Tools
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, Khalid H. Al-Qahtani
Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2021, 42 (12) 1357-1361; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210572

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
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, Khalid H. Al-Qahtani
Saudi Medical Journal Dec 2021, 42 (12) 1357-1361; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.12.20210572
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • No citing articles found.
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • Successful management of human parainfluenza virus-3 outbreak in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit
  • Experience of pediatric liver disease at a university hospital in Western Saudi Arabia
  • Risk of malignancy in thyroid nodules Bethesda III sub classification into nuclear atypia and architectural atypia. A retrospective study
Show more Brief Communication

Similar Articles

Keywords

  • lymph node yield
  • oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
  • recurrence
  • selective neck dissection
  • cN0

CONTENT

  • home

JOURNAL

  • home

AUTHORS

  • home
Saudi Medical Journal

© 2025 Saudi Medical Journal Saudi Medical Journal is copyright under the Berne Convention and the International Copyright Convention.  Saudi Medical Journal is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work. Electronic ISSN 1658-3175. Print ISSN 0379-5284.

Powered by HighWire