High metastatic node number, not extranodal extension, as a node-related prognosticator in surgically treated patients with nodal metastatic salivary gland carcinoma

Cheng En Hsieh, Chia Yen Hung, Chien Yu Lin, Jiun Sheng Chen, Kai Ping Chang, Sathvik Panambur Aithala, Li Yu Lee, Ngan Ming Tsang, Chang Hsien Lu, Miao Fen Chen, Yu Fan Cheng, Kun Yun Yeh, Cheng Hsu Wang, Wen Chi Chou*

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Abstract

Background: The prognostic relevance of extranodal extension (ENE) for salivary gland carcinoma (SGC) remains unclear. The present study is undertaken to investigate the predictive significance of pathological nodal parameters in surgically treated patients with nodal metastatic SGC. Methods: This multicenter cohort included 114 patients with pathologically proven node-positive SGC between 2000 and 2014. Possible correlations of clinicopathological parameters and outcomes were examined. Results: The median follow-up was 69 months (range, 11-173 months). The multivariate analysis identified metastatic node number (1-2 vs 3-6; 1-2 vs ≥7) as an independent predictor for regional control (P = 0.005; P = 0.02), locoregional control (P = 0.008; P = 0.04), distant metastasis-free survival (P = 0.17; P = 0.006), disease-free survival (P = 0.05; P = 0.002), and overall survival (P = 0.18; P = 0.009), whereas ENE was not associated with survival outcomes. Conclusions: Metastatic node number, not ENE, is an independent node-related prognosticator for SGC. Integration of ENE into the American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th edition staging criteria may not improve prognostic performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1572-1582
Number of pages11
JournalHead and Neck
Volume41
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 06 2019

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Keywords

  • AJCC stage
  • N classification
  • adjuvant radiotherapy
  • extracapsular spread
  • neck dissection
  • number of positive nodes

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