Elective neck dissection in primary parotid carcinomas: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Daniele BorsettoOreste IoccaArmando De VirgilioPaolo Boscolo RizzoVeronica PhillipsPiero NicolaiGiuseppe SprianoJonathan FusseyPasquale Di MaioPublished in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2020)
An occult metastasis rate of 0.22 (99% CI: 0.14-0.30) represents a not negligible percentage value, which should encourage further research to outline the most appropriate elective neck management in cN0 patients with parotid carcinomas.