Predictors of Occult Nodal Involvement in Clinically Node Negative Primary Parotid Carcinoma: An Updated NCDB Analysis

Primary Parotid Carcinomas (PPC) comprise a wide array of histologies, each with varying propensity for local invasion and cervical nodal involvement. Upfront surgical excision of the primary tumor constitutes the standard of care for PPC, but there exists little consensus regarding management of the clinically negative neck (cN0). We conducted a clinicopathologic correlative analysis of the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to identify predictors of occult nodal involvement in PPC to guide elective neck management.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: 118 Source Type: research