Elective neck dissection for the node-negative neck during salvage laryngectomy: an analysis of survival outcomes and complication rates.
CONCLUSION: In this study, elective neck dissection did not appear to alter survival outcomes or complication rates during salvage laryngectomy. Given the small but significant risk of occult neck metastases, its true value remains unclear.
PMID: 31434593 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Laryngology and Otology - Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Laryngol Otol Source Type: research
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