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What is the significance of PNI in oropharyngeal cancer?

Do you take this into consideration when recommending treatment?
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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic
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Perineural invasion (PNI) is a risk factor for local recurrence for oropharyngeal cancers (Routman et al., PMID 28847412). I have infrequently seen gross named nerve invasion with OPX tumors, so it is usually an intermediate risk factor. When named nerve invasion does occur, it is generally hypoglos...

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Indication for postop RT if operated.

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