Rate of atypical nodal metastases in surgically treated HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
Lauren E MillerVivienne H AuShanmugappiriya SivarajahDerrick T LinDaniel G DeschlerMark A VarvaresDaniel L FadenAllen L FengPeter M SadowJeremy D RichmonPublished in: Head & neck (2022)
Skip and noncontiguous metastases were rare in patients with HPV+ OPSCC undergoing surgical treatment. Surgeons may consider a selective ND omitting Level IV in select patients with HPV+ OPSCC undergoing surgery.