Pretreatment body mass index as a prognostic factor for clinical course and survival in primary surgically treated oral squamous cell carcinoma – a retrospective study
In oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), body mass index (BMI) is an available but imperfect marker of nutritional reserve. Evidence on pretreatment BMI in surgery-based European OSCC cohorts remains limited, especially regarding perioperative outcomes. This study evaluated associations of pretreatment BMI with over...