A prospective analysis of prevalence of metastasis in levels IIB and V neck nodes in patients with operable oral squamous cell carcinoma

Oral cavity cancers are one of the leading causes of cancers in India, where chewing of betel, pan and areca is a common habit. The cancers of the oral cavity have highest risk of spread to levels I to III neck nodes. The skip metastasis to level IV or V in the absence of disease in level I to III is exceedingly rare. While surgically managing the neck, the type of neck dissection depends on the clinical status of the neck nodes and consists of selective neck dissection (SND) for clinically node negative patients and modified neck dissection (MND) for clinically involved neck.
Source: Oral Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Source Type: research