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Elective neck dissection (END) and cN0 hard palate and upper gingival cancers: A National Cancer Database analysis of factors predictive of END and impact on survival.

Adetokunbo ObayemiJennifer R CracchioloJocelyn C MigliacciQasim HusainRahmatullah RahmatiBenjamin R RomanMarc A Cohen
Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2019)
Tumor stage, hospital type, and hospital volume were associated with higher rates of END for patients with cN0 hard palate SCC and after controlling for clinical factors, END was associated with improved overall survival.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • adverse drug
  • lymph node metastasis
  • patients undergoing
  • acute care
  • emergency department
  • free survival
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • childhood cancer