The importance of log odds of positive lymph nodes for locoregional recurrence in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Oral squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies worldwide (OSCC) [1]. The annual incidence is 263.000 and 128.000 deaths are registered per year [1]. Despite major advances in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, the prognosis of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma has not improved in the last three decades and still remains below 50% [2,3].

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