Perineural invasion and perineural tumor spread in head and neck cancer

RL Bakst, CM Glastonbury, U Parvathaneni… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Perineural invasion (PNI), the neoplastic invasion of nerves, is a common pathologic finding
in head and neck cancer that is associated with poor clinical outcomes. PNI is a histologic …

Perineural invasion in head and neck cancer

LB Schmitd, CS Scanlon… - Journal of dental …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Perineural invasion (PNI) is a mechanism of tumor dissemination that can provide a
challenge to tumor eradication and that is correlated with poor survival. Squamous cell …

Management of the neck in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx: ASCO clinical practice guideline

SA Koyfman, N Ismaila, D Crook, A D'Cruz… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE The aim of the current work is to provide evidence-based recommendations to
practicing physicians and others on the management of the neck in patients with squamous …

For early-stage oral tongue cancer, depth of invasion and worst pattern of invasion are the strongest pathological predictors for locoregional recurrence and mortality

A Almangush, IO Bello, RD Coletta, AA Mäkitie… - Virchows Archiv, 2015 - Springer
Despite early diagnosis and treatment, almost 20% of patients with early-stage (cT1-cT2N0)
oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) still die of their disease. The prognosis of …

[HTML][HTML] Depth of invasion in early stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: The optimal cut-off value for elective neck dissection

CGF van Lanschot, YP Klazen, MAJ de Ridder, H Mast… - Oral oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Depth of invasion (DOI) is the most important predictor for lymph node metastasis
(LNM) in early stage (T1-T2) oral cancer. The aim of this study is to validate the cut-off value …

Time to recurrence and patient survival in recurrent oral squamous cell carcinoma

A Weckx, M Riekert, A Grandoch, V Schick, JE Zoeller… - Oral oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Tumour relapse remains one of the major problems in managing oral squamous
cell carcinoma (OSCC) with mortality rates of up to 92%. Early recurrences have a worse …

Addition of the tumour–stroma ratio to the 8th edition American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system improves survival prediction for patients with oral tongue …

M Mascitti, K Zhurakivska, L Togni… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims One of the objectives of current research is to customise the treatment of cancer
patients. The achievement of this objective requires stratification of patients based on the …

The role of perineural invasion in treatment decisions for oral cancer patients: A review of the literature

I Chatzistefanou, J Lubek, K Markou, RA Ord - Journal of Cranio …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose The role of perineural invasion (PNI) in the management of patients with oral
squamous cell carcinoma (OSSC) is still controversial, and there is no consensus regarding …

[HTML][HTML] Prognostic impact of perineural invasion in oral cancer: a systematic review

DMVO Quintana, RA Dedivitis… - Acta …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods A literature review was carried out, searching the MedLine databases via Pubmed,
Scielo, Lilacs, Cochrane and Websco. Results A total of 56 studies were included. The …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of perineural invasion in oral squamous cell carcinoma: potential targets for therapeutic intervention

CI Misztal, C Green, C Mei, R Bhatia, JM Velez Torres… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common type of oral cavity cancer. It
can spread along and invade nerves in a process called perineural invasion. Perineural …