• Tumor budding score predicts lymph node status in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma and should be included in the pathology report 

      Bjerkli, Inger-Heidi; Laurvik, Helene; Nginamau, Elisabeth Sivy; Søland, Tine Merete; Costea, Daniela Elena; Hov, Håkon; Uhlin-Hansen, Lars; Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Steigen, Sonja Eriksson (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-25)
      <i>Background</i> - The majority of oral cavity cancers arise in the oral tongue. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of tumor budding in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma, both as a separate variable and in combination with depth of invasion. We also assessed the prognostic impact of the 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer’s TNM classification (TNM8), where ...