Nodal status dictates divergent prognostic drivers in oral squamous cell carcinoma: metabolic burden in pN0 vs. sarcopenia and nodal burden in pN+
We propose a nodal status-stratified approach for risk assessment in OSCC. For pN0 necks, high risk is characterized by elevated T-SUVmax, whereas in pN+ necks, high nodal burden and sarcopenia define increased risk.
Authors
- Shihui Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5668-4876)
- Ting Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0593-6134)
- Wenwu Zhou
- Yuhua Hu
- Feng Xu
- Yubo Ma
- Haihua Yuan
Institutions
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2026.1746241
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00