Incidence of occult metastasis in clinically N0 oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma and its association with tumor staging, thickness, and differentiation

Incidence of occult metastasis in clinically N0 oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma and its association with tumor staging, thickness, and differentiation

Introduction: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most frequent head and neck cancer. The metastatic dissemination of these tumours usually occurs through the lymphatic system. The presence of occult lymph node metastasis is the most important prognostic factor. The high incidence of occult ly...

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Main Authors: Neena Chaudhary, Rajeev Kumar Verma, Usha Agarwal, Shashank Gupta, Shweta Jaitly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
Subjects:
Carcinoma
differentiation
elective neck dissection
metastasis
occult
staging
thickness
tongue
Online Access:http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2017;volume=5;issue=2;spage=75;epage=78;aulast=Chaudhary

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