Elective neck dissection: Desideratum or overkill?

•Evidence favours Elective Neck Dissection in early Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.•There is no accurate pre-operative investigation to assess depth of invasion.•Elective neck dissection helps prognosticate patients better and yields valuable information.•Isolated tumor cells and micrometastasis can o...

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Published in:Oral oncology 2023-05, Vol.140, p.106389-106389, Article 106389
Main Authors: Merchant, Yash P., Shah, Ankit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Elective Surgical Procedures
Humans
Neck Dissection
Neoplasm Staging
Retrospective Studies
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Summary:•Evidence favours Elective Neck Dissection in early Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.•There is no accurate pre-operative investigation to assess depth of invasion.•Elective neck dissection helps prognosticate patients better and yields valuable information.•Isolated tumor cells and micrometastasis can only be detected after serial sectioning lymph nodes.
ISSN:1368-8375
1879-0593
DOI:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2023.106389