Prognostic factors and cervical lymph node management in tongue squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study.

Clin Oral Investig · 2026 · PMC12967489 · PMID 41793507

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highly significantp = 0.0003actually significant

Association between pT stage and ipsilateral lymph node metastasis A highly significant association was identified between pT stage and ipsilateral lymph node involvement ( p = 0.0003), indicating that the likelihood of nodal metastasis increases systematically with advancing tumor stage.

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showed a trendp = 0.066so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Univariate analysis showed a trend toward higher recurrence rates in females ( p = 0.066), advanced pN stage ( p = 0.1) and in cases with perineural invasion ( p = 0.095), without reaching statistical significance (Table 4 ).

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