Predictive factors for dissection-free sentinel node micrometastases in early oral squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract This sentinel node (SN) biopsy trial aimed to assess its effectiveness in identifying predictive factors of micrometastases and to determine whether elective neck dissection is necessary in oral squamous cell carcinoma. This retrospective study included 55 patients from three previous trial...

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Main Authors: Takashi Matsuzuka, Kiyoaki Tsukahara, Seiichi Yoshimoto, Kazuaki Chikamatsu, Akihiro Shiotani, Isao Oze, Yoshiko Murakami, Takeshi Shinozaki, Yuichiro Enoki, Shinichi Ohba, Daisuke Kawakita, Nobuhiro Hanai, Yusuke Koide, Michi Sawabe, Yusuke Nakata, Yujiro Fukuda, Daisuke Nishikawa, Gaku Takano, Takahiro Kimura, Keisuke Oguri, Hitoshi Hirakawa, Yasuhisa Hasegawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33218-8