Open AccessPancytokeratin immunostained tumor buds and cytoplasmic pseudofragments are reliable early predictive variables for regional lymph node metastatic risk assessment of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
SV Sowmya,
RoopaS Rao,
Kavitha Prasad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_101_19
Subject(s) - pathology , lymphovascular invasion , medicine , immunohistochemistry , lymph node , metastasis , basal cell , cancer
The 5-year survival rate in patients with cervical lymph node metastasis is reported to be 20-36% post surgery as compared to 63-86% in patients without nodal involvement. This necessitates assessing the metastatic potential of OSCC patients.
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