Ana Carolina Laus

Jul 31, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Bruna Pereira Sorroche |Matias Eliseo Melendez |Ana Carolina Laus |André Carvalho

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

Jul 31, 2023 | pericles.pericles-prod.literatumonline.com | Bruna Pereira Sorroche |Ana Carolina Laus |André Carvalho |Matias Eliseo Melendez

ORIGINAL ARTICLE Cristiane Pereira Vargas Cousseau and Bruna Pereira Sorroche contributed equally to this study. Section Editor: James William Rocco Abstract Background Metastatic lymph node involvement influences therapy decisions and serves as a prognostic indicator in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). However, many early-stage patients with clinically negative lymph nodes exhibit no metastasis upon surgical staging.