Post-operative progress of arm abduction function and rate of lymph node metastasis around the region of the accessory nerve: a multicentre prospective observational study.

Toshifumi TomiokaTakeshi BeppuTetsuro OnitsukaYasushi FujimotoKazuyoshi KawabataKazuto MatsuuraTakashi FujiiRyuichi HayashiTakahiro Asakage

Published in: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (2023)

In patients classified as cN0, metastatic rate at Levels IIB and V was low. In this cohort, omitting Level V dissection may be an option in strategies aimed at maintaining arm abduction function.

Keyphrases

lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
papillary thyroid
small cell lung cancer
clinical trial
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
cross sectional