Interventions that focused on neck dissection, transoral endoscopic head and neck surgery (eHNS), sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and extracapsular extension—or extranodal extension or extracapsular extension.

We sought to examine prognostic and therapeutic implications, including cost-effectiveness, of elective neck dissection in the management of patients with clinically-determined T1N0 oral tongue carcinoma.

Abu-Ghanem S, Yehuda M, Carmel NN, et al. Elective neck dissection vs observation in early-stage squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue with no clinically apparent lymph node metastasis in the neck: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mar 18, 2019 · Elective neck dissection is the preferred approach for patients with oral cavity cancer who require management of the clinically negative neck as outlined in recommendation 1.1a.

May 13, 2020 · Elective neck dissection is recommended for T2N0 tongue carcinoma, and Stage I clinically N0 oral cavity carcinoma with tumor thickness >3 mm. CT scan has the highest sensitivity in detecting occult cervical lymph node metastases.

Purpose: We sought to examine prognostic and therapeutic implications, including cost-effectiveness, of elective neck dissection in the management of patients with clinically-determined T1N0 oral tongue carcinoma.

Jun 23, 2016 · A meta-analysis of the randomized controlled trials on elective neck dissection versus therapeutic neck dissection in oral cavity cancers with clinically node-negative neck.

Feb 1, 2008 · Given the controversial role of elective and therapeutic selective neck dissection in patients with early-stage SCC of the oral tongue, we retrospectively reviewed 380 consecutive patients undergoing primary radical surgery from 1995 to 2002.

Neck dissection Cancers of the oral cavity and oropharynx often spread to the lymph nodes in the neck. Removing these lymph nodes (and other nearby tissues) is called a neck dissection or lymph node dissection and is done at the same time as the surgery to remove the main tumor. The goal is to remove lymph nodes proven to contain cancer.

Feb 27, 2019 · For patients with a cN0 neck, an ipsilateral elective neck dissection should include nodal levels, Ia, Ib, II, and III. An adequate dissection should include at least 18 lymph nodes (Type: evidence based; Evidence quality: high, benefit outweighs harm; Strength of recommendation: strong).