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

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Carlos Neutzling Lehn¹  Abrão Rapoport¹ 

[1] ,Hospital Heliópolis Head and Neck Service São Paulo,Brazil

关键词: Desmoplasia;    Lymph node;    Extracapsular spread;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-31801994000300004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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.

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