Preoperative SCC Antigen, CRP Serum Levels, and Lymph Node Density in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Mohamad Adel, Chung Kan Tsao, Fu Chan Wei, Huei Tzu Chien, Chih Hsiung Lai, Chun Ta Liao, Hung Ming Wang, Kang Hsing Fan, Chung Jan Kang, Joseph Tung Chieh Chang, Shiang Fu Huang*

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Abstract

The prognostic significance of squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC-Ag) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and lymph node density (LND) has been individually recognized in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). We investigated the relationship between preoperative serum markers (SCC-Ag and CRP) and postoperative prognostic marker (LND) in this study. We retrospectively analyzed 277 OSCC patients who underwent primary curative resection and neck dissection with/or without adjuvant therapy between March 2008 and November 2013. Serum SCC-Ag and CRP levels were measured preoperatively. Distant metastasis, overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS) were used to evaluate the prognostic significance of preoperative SCC-Ag and CRP levels in relation to LND. LND (cutoff point ≥0.06) correlated with the pathologic tumor status, pathologic nodal metastasis, degree of differentiation, tumor stage, tumor depth (≥10mm vs <10mm), and perineural invasion (all P values were <0.001). LND was significantly associated with development of distant metastasis, DFS, and OS (all P values were <0.001). Preoperative elevated CRP and SCC-Ag levels were significantly associated with LND (P=0.006), DFS (P<0.001), and OS (P<0.001). LND + patients were further stratified into prognostic groups according to their SCC-Ag and CRP levels (DFS: P=0.010; OS: P=0.003). LND correlated with the incidence of DM, DFS, and OS in patients with OSCC. Concurrent elevated preoperative SCC-Ag and CRP levels are predictors for LND. In addition, SCC-Ag and CRP are markers for classifying high-risk LND + patients with OSCC into subgroups.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere3149
JournalMedicine (United States)
Volume95
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 04 2016

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