The Effect of Tumor Characteristics and Location on the Extent of Lymph Node Metastases of Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

The Effect of Tumor Characteristics and Location on the Extent of Lymph Node Metastases of Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma

BackgroundThe extent of a neck dissection for patients with metastasis of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNcSCC) is still subject to debate and clear guidelines are lacking. Tumor characteristics like size, differentiation and tumor location are known risk factors for lymph...

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Main Authors: Bram van Leer, Alet J. G. Leus, Boukje A. C. van Dijk, Marloes S. van Kester, Gyorgy B. Halmos, Gilles F.H. Diercks, Bert van der Vegt, Jeroen Vister, Emoke Rácz, Boudewijn E. C. Plaat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC)
lymph node metastasis (LNM)
metastasis pattern
neck dissection (ND)
parotidectomy
primary tumor location (PTL)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.874295/full

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