European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol · Dec 2016
The effect of preoperative neutrophil, platelet and lymphocyte counts on local recurrence and survival in early-stage tongue cancer.
The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive value of preoperative neutrophil, platelet and lymphocyte counts in local recurrence and survival in the patients operated for early-stage squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue. 57 patients who underwent surgery for early-stage (stage 1-2) SCC of the tongue were enrolled in the study. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil × PLR value (N × PLR) were used as outcome measures. Local recurrence was detected in 11 (19.3 %) patients during follow-up period. ⋯ The relationship between NLR, PLR, N × PLR and local recurrence was statistically significant according to these cutoff values (p values 0.021, 0.020, 0.017, respectively). We suggest that NLR, PLR and N × PLR may be used to predict local recurrence, while their use in overall and disease-free survival is limited. Further studies involving large patient groups are required.
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Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol · Dec 2016
Application of xenogenic acellular dermal matrix in reconstruction of oncological hypopharyngeal defects.
Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) can be used as a new membrane substitute for repairing mucosal defects. The objective of this study is to explore the effectiveness of xenogenic acellular dermal matrix (xeno-ADM) in hypopharynx reconstruction. A total of 40 patients were treated with this surgical method to reconstruct hypopharynx in our department between February 2011 and October 2012. ⋯ All patients were successfully decannulated. The overall 3-year survival rate is 67.5 %; the 3-year disease-free rate is 47.5 %. Reconstruction of hypopharynx by xeno-ADM is proved to be a simple, safe and effective method with fewer complications.