Effect of depth of invasion on lymph node metastasis in early stage
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.29-32, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/tjps.tjps_8_19
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.29-32
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Elective lymph node dissection, lip cancer, lymph node metastasis, squamous cell carcinoma, SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA, PROGNOSTIC-FACTORS, OCCULT METASTASIS, NECK DISSECTION, ORAL-CAVITY, CANCER, HEAD, MANAGEMENT, PREDICTOR, THICKNESS
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Introduction: Lip cancer is the most common type of cancer in the oral cavity. It occurs in the lower lip at a rate of 90%-95%, and among lower lip tumors, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common type. Objective: In this study, we investigated the influence of the depth of invasion on the decision for an elective lymph node dissection in cases with early-stage (T1-T2 N0 M0) SCC of the lower lip. Methods: Thirty-two patients that were surgically treated were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Three patients had metastatic lymph node, and their mean depth of invasion was 10.60 mm. Lymph node metastasis significantly increased in tumors with a depth of invasion larger than 5 mm (P = 0.033). Conclusion: The rate of cervical lymph node metastasis increases as the depth of invasion increases.