Elective Neck Dissection in cT1-4 N0M0 Head and Neck Basaloid Carcinoma.
Aman M PatelAfash HaleemHassaam S ChoudhryRobert M BrodyJason A BrantRyan M CareyPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2024)
END is performed in nearly half of patients with HNBC but is not associated with improved OS, even after stratifying survival analyses by patient demographics, clinicopathologic features, and adjuvant therapy. The rate of ONM approaching 30%, however, justifies inclusion of END in the surgical management of HNBC.