Oral cavity cancers are the second most common among the head-neck malignancies following larynx cancers. Staging of cancer is very important during the planning of management. For oral cavity cancers, still the only system used is TNM staging system. Although this system guides us for treatment plan and prognosis, there are some shortages. Neck lymph node involvement has an negative effect on prognosis in head-neck cancer patients. In this article, some factors belonging to tumor affecting neck lymph node involvement and consequently on prognosis are discussed by the review of literature
Oral cavity cancers are the second most common among the head-neck malignancies following larynx cancers. Staging of cancer is very important during the planning of management. For oral cavity cancers, still the only system used is TNM staging system. Although this system guides us for treatment plan and forecast, there are some shortcomings. Neck lymph nodes involvement has a negative effect on prognosis in head-neck cancer patients. In this article, some factors belonging to tumor affecting neck lymph nodes involvement and consequently on prognosis are discussed by the review of literature
Alan : Sağlık Bilimleri
Dergi Türü : Ulusal
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