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September 05-06, 2019 | London, UK
7
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International Conference on
2
nd
International Conference on
Otolaryngology: ENT Surgery
Dental Health and Oral Hygiene
Joint Event
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Otolaryngology Online Journal | ISSN: 2250-0359 | Volume 9
Number of Lymph Nodes in Neck Dissection and the relation of Positive Nodes as a
Prognostic indicator in Aerodigestive tract Cancers
Mohammed Abdulghani Nujoom
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Introduction:
Little research has been conducted about the
number of lymph node and the lymph node ratio and its value
as a prognostic predictor in our region and how well it helps
deciding the treatment plan in patient with aerodigestive
tract malignancies. So, the objective was to do analyze the
number of lymph node and lymph node ratio and its relation
to prognosis.
Objective:
To find the value of the number of lymph nodes
and the lymph node ratio in neck dissection as a prognostic
indicator in aerodigestive tract cancers.
Method:
This is a retrospective study done on 50 patients
diagnosed with aerodigestive tract cancers who underwent
neck dissection and met the criteria in the last 10 years in
the King Abdulaziz university Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Patients’ data were collected, total number of lymph nodes,
number of positive lymph node and lymph node ratio were
taken, analyzed with the treatment plan done, prognosis,
recurrence rate and overall survival.
Conclusion:
Our results concluded that the yield number
of the lymph node taken in a neck dissection and the value
of the lymph node ratio can be a good tool in deciding the
treatment plan of patients with aerdigestive tract cancer
weather it is surgery, neo-adjuvant chemo radiation, or post-
op radiation therapy. The study results also showed that the
lymph node ratio is a good prognostic indicator and can be
used as a valuable tool and the smaller the lymph node ratio
is, the lower chances of recurrence and the better chances of
overall survival.
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m.nujoom@live.comOtolaryngology online
Volume: 9