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==General== | ==General== | ||
*WPOI is predictive of disease free survival in oral cancer.<ref name=pmid29672550/> | *WPOI is predictive of disease free survival in oral cancer.<ref name=pmid29672550/> | ||
WPOI is described as five patterns - but generally divided into two (prognostic) groups: | |||
*WPOI 1-4: better prognosis. | |||
*WPOI 5: poor prognosis. | |||
==Definition of WPOI 5== | ==Definition of WPOI 5== | ||
WPOI 5 is defined as | WPOI 5 is defined as >=1 mm normal tissue between two tumour masses.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Sinha N, Rigby MH, McNeil ML, Taylor SM, Trites JR, Hart RD, Bullock MJ |title=The histologic risk model is a useful and inexpensive tool to assess risk of recurrence and death in stage I or II squamous cell carcinoma of tongue and floor of mouth |journal=Mod Pathol |volume=31 |issue=5 |pages=772–779 |date=May 2018 |pmid=29393297 |doi=10.1038/modpathol.2017.183 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||