Presence of nodal metastasis in early oral cavity cancer: A retrospective study
Author(s): Dr. Ashutosh Gupta, Dr. Gunjan Agrawal, Dr. Shantanu Tiwari and Dr. Vivek Choudhary
Abstract:
Objectives: The pattern of metastasis in the neck nodes and associated clinical factors in patients with oral cavity cancer were the subjects of this research, and their patterns were evaluated.
Materials and Methods: Patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) who did not have a history of other cancers and who were not currently undergoing neo-adjuvant concomitant chemo-radiotherapy or radiotherapy were chosen for research. In total, 300 patients met these criteria.
Results: 109 out of 300 instances of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients with clinically and radio-logically N0 neck had microscopic evidence of metastatic lymphadenopathy. There is a possibility of metastases in level IIb, but they are much more common in levels IB, III, and IV. Positive nodes on level IIB were correlated with three positive nodes on level IIA.
Conclusion: During the follow-up, there was a substantial correlation between the size of the primary tumor and the number of distant metastases.
Dr. Ashutosh Gupta, Dr. Gunjan Agrawal, Dr. Shantanu Tiwari, Dr. Vivek Choudhary. Presence of nodal metastasis in early oral cavity cancer: A retrospective study. Int J Surg Sci 2023;7(1):74-78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33545/surgery.2023.v7.i1b.978
