The desmoplastic limph node reaction as a prognostic factor of cancer of the tongue and floor of the mouth.

To determine the prognostic significance of desmoplasia in metastatic lymph nodes of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue and floor of mouth, 37 cases of this disease were studied. Desmoplasia was present in 59,4% of the cases and associated extracapsular spread in 40,5%. The association of de...

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Autores: Lehn, Carlos Neutzling, Rapoport, Abrão
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Paulista de Medicina
Repositorio:São Paulo medical journal (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.diagnosticoetratamento.emnuvens.com.br:article/1475
Acceso en línea:https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1475
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Desmoplasia
Lymph node
Extracapsular spread
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Sumario:To determine the prognostic significance of desmoplasia in metastatic lymph nodes of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue and floor of mouth, 37 cases of this disease were studied. Desmoplasia was present in 59,4% of the cases and associated extracapsular spread in 40,5%. The association of desmoplasia with large lymph node involvement occurred in 59,4%. These relationships were statistically significant (p= 0,002 and 0,0069). The results obtained suggest that desmoplasia is a bad prognosis associated factor.