Challenging the Requirement to Treat the Contralateral Neck in Cases With >4 mm Tumor Thickness in Patients Receiving Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Tongue or Floor of Mouth

Conclusion: While delivering postoperative RT for oral tongue or floor of mouth cancer with pathologic neck stage N0-2b, the risk of not irradiating the contralateral neck is very low when the primary tumor does not cross the midline, regardless of other factors at the primary site, such as TT and DOI.
Source: American Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Original Articles: Head and Neck Source Type: research