Depth of invasion in patients with early stage oral cancer staged by sentinel node biopsy.
Inne J den ToomLuuk M JanssenRobert J J van EsK Hakki KaragozogluBart de KeizerStijn van WeertStefan M WillemsElisabeth BloemenaC René LeemansRemco de BreePublished in: Head & neck (2019)
DOI seems to be a poor predictor for regional metastasis in patients with cT1-2N0 OSCC. Therefore, staging of the neck using SLNB in patients with early stage oral cancer should also be performed in tumors with limited DOI and probably in T3 (8th TNM) OSCC ≤4 cm diameter.