Prognostic significance of head and neck spindle cell carcinoma
Background Our study investigates the prognostic significance of spindle cell histology on overall survival (OS) of conventional head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Methods The 2004 to 2017 National Cancer Database was queried for patients with head and neck spindle cell carcinoma (HNSpCC...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Head & neck 2023-03, Vol.45 (3), p.685-696 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background
Our study investigates the prognostic significance of spindle cell histology on overall survival (OS) of conventional head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Methods
The 2004 to 2017 National Cancer Database was queried for patients with head and neck spindle cell carcinoma (HNSpCC) (n = 1572) or HNSCC (n = 242 697) of the oral cavity, major salivary glands, sinonasal tract, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx treated with curative intent.
Results
Patients with HNSpCC presented more frequently with higher‐grade tumors and cN0 disease than those with HNSCC (p |
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ISSN: | 1043-3074 1097-0347 |
DOI: | 10.1002/hed.27285 |