The pattern and spread of invasion can predict late cervical lymph node metastasis in early tongue squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract To determine the predictive indexes of late cervical lymph node metastasis in early tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC). We retrospectively analyzed the cases of 25 patients with stage I/II TSCC who had undergone surgical treatment without elective neck dissection. We evaluated the relati...

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Main Authors: Koroku Kato, Hiroki Miyazawa, Hisano Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Kishikawa, Hayato Funaki, Natsuyo Noguchi, Kazuhiro Ooi, Shuichi Kawashiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-023-01371-3