The importance of lymph node ratio for patients with mandibular infiltration of oral squamous cell carcinoma

Lymph node ratio (LNR) essentially improves assessment of prognosis and therapeutic decision making for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, as it considers both the number of positive lymph nodes and the number of dissected lymph nodes. Mandibular infiltration by oral squamous cell carcinoma is a vital clinicopathological feature, significantly worsens prognosis. However, to the best of our knowledge, data on the influence of LNR on prognosis for patients with OSCC and mandibular infiltration are not available.

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