Mitosis – predicting primary tumour and metastatic lymph node behaviour and beyond in OSCC – A pilot study

This study is the first of its kind, which examines a level further than the nature of the primary tumour. Mitotic index/numbers in lymph nodes (LMI) might be considered an important parameter to evaluate the disease spread, revealing the nature of transiently indolent and mitotically active metastatic lymph nodes. The PLMR adds a further dimension on the lymph node's dynamic status in the progression of the disease.