Impact of Perineural Invasion in the Pathologically N0 Neck in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Steven B. Chinn, Matthew E. Spector, Emily L. Bellile, Jonathan B. McHugh, Thomas Gernon, Carol R. Bradford, Gregory T. Wolf, Avraham Eisbruch, Douglas B. Chepeha

Otolaryngology · 2013 · 119 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

PNI is an independent adverse risk factor in the absence of nodal metastasis and extracapsular spread. We observed a statistically significantly longer DFI and LRC when patients were treated with adjuvant radiation.

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