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2021 Jul 10


Laryngoscope

Pretherapeutic Predictive Factors for Histological High-Grade Parotid Gland Carcinoma.

Authors

Mikoshiba T, Ozawa H, Watanabe Y, Kawaida M, Sekimizu M, Saito S, Yoshihama K, Nakamura S, Nagai R, Imanishi Y, Kameyama K, Ogawa K
Laryngoscope. 2021 Jul 10.
PMID: 34245171.

Abstract

The histological grade of parotid gland carcinoma (PGC) is an important prognostic factor; however, the diagnosis prior to treatment has been challenging to make. This study aimed to investigate whether the pretreatment clinical findings, including hematological inflammatory, nutritional, and immune markers, could predict the histological grade of PGC.