Regional metastasis to anatomies beyond traditional neck dissection boundaries: a multi-institutional analysis focused on unconventional metastases in oral cancer patients

Regional metastasis to anatomies beyond traditional neck dissection boundaries: a multi-institutional analysis focused on unconventional metastases in oral cancer patients

Abstract Background Regional metastasis sometimes occurs in anatomies that are not included in traditional neck dissections. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the treatment outcomes of squamous cell carcinoma of oral cavity (SCCOC) patients with unconventional metastatic lymph nodes (UMLNs)...

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Main Authors: Weijin Gao, Zhuowei Tian, Xiaodan Fang, Jincai Xue, Zhixiang Li, Cong Yang, Chunyue Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Sublingual
Buccinators
Parotid
Metastasis
Neck dissections
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-02057-6

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