Incidence and spread pattern of lymph node metastasis from submandibular gland cancer.

Kotaro TamagawaNaoki OtsukiHikari ShimodaNaruhiko MoritaTatsuya Furukawa Masanori Teshima Hirotaka Shinomiya Ken-Ichi Nibu

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

Prophylactic neck dissection should be considered in T3/4 and high grade SMG cancers.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
lymph node metastasis
high grade
squamous cell carcinoma
low grade
risk factors