Metastatic lymph node burden predictive of survival in patients undergoing primary surgery for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer

Metastatic lymph node (LN) burden is one of the most important prognosticators in human solid cancers, but has rarely been examined in laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers (LHC). We evaluated the nodal factors predictive of recurrence and survival in patients with LHC. This study included 141 consecutive patients who underwent primary surgery and neck dissection for previously untreated LHC at our tertiary referral centre. Nodal factors included...