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J Dent Res
; 97(7): 742-750, 2018 07.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29443582
RESUMO
Perineural invasion (PNI) is a mechanism of tumor dissemination that can provide a challenge to tumor eradication and that is correlated with poor survival. Squamous cell carcinoma, the most common type of head and neck cancer, has a high prevalence of PNI. This review provides an overview of clinical studies on the outcomes and factors associated with PNI in head and neck cancer and on findings on cancer-nerve crosstalk.