Association of lymph vessel density with occult lymph node metastasis and prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 114
• Main Authors: Faustino, Simone E S, Tjioe, Kellen C, Assao, Agnes, Pereira, Michele C, Carvalho, André L, Kowalski, Luiz P, Oliveira, Denise T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.03.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Antibodies; Cancer; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Care and treatment; D2-40; Dentistry; Dissection; Embolization; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic Metastasis; Lymphatic system; Lymphatic Vessels - pathology; Medical prognosis; Metastases; Metastasis; Minority & ethnic groups; Mouth; Mouth diseases; Mouth Neoplasms - pathology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Neoplasm Staging; Oral cancer; Oral carcinoma; Oral squamous cell carcinoma; Otolaryngology; Patients; Podoplanin; Prognosis; Radiation therapy; Squamous cell carcinoma; Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; Surgery; Tongue; Tumors; Brazil; United States > US; Germany; Lymphatic metastasis; Prognosis; Oral squamous cell carcinoma; D2-40; Podoplanin

The aims of this study were to determine intra (ILVD) and peritumoral (PLVD) lymphatic vessel density (LVD), and to investigate the relationship of LVD with occult metastasis and prognosis. Eighty-seven oral squamous cell carcinomas, in clinical stages I or II, arising in the tongue or floor of the...