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A Prediction Model for Lymph Node Metastasis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on Multiple Risk Factors
Hongyu Shen1,2, Tonghan Zhang1,2, Shuoyu Wang2
1School of Stomatology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Objectives:
Cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) frequently occurs in oral cancer patients. This study aims to investigate risk factors associated with CLNM and predict CLNM preoperatively in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
Materials And Methods:
This population-based, hospital retrospective cohort study included 158 patients with oral cancer. We performed regression analysis to determine risk factors and establish a model for predicting CLNM in patients with OSCC. To distinguish and validate the prediction model, we used the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC).
Results:
Lymph node size, tumor size, degree of differentiation, and LVI were risk factors for cancer metastasis. The OR values were 1.245, 2.847, 2.527, and 6.945, respectively. The AUC value for the clinical prediction model was 0.8736 (95% CI: 0.8043-0.9429).
Conclusions:
The prediction model for OSCC patients predicts CLNM and provides a new method for preoperative assessment of whether cervical lymph nodes are metastatic, as well as a guide for surgical treatment, including whether to carry out neck dissection and which neck dissection procedure to use.
