Tumor budding and adjacent tissue at the invasive front correlate with delayed neck metastasis in clinical early‐stage tongue squamous cell carcinoma

Some patients with early‐stage oral cancer have a poor prognosis owing to the delayed neck metastasis (DNM). Tumor budding is reportedly a promising prognostic marker in many cancers. Moreover, the tissue surrounding a tumor is also considered to play a prognostic role. In this study, we evaluated whether tumor budding and adjacent tissue at the invasive front can be potential novel predictors of DNM in early tongue cancer.

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