Elective node dissection versus observation for management of patients with early-stage cT1/T2N0 tongue carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Albaraa Y AlsiniHemail M AlsubaieHani Z MarzoukiAhmed Abu-ZaidKhalid Al-Qahtani

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2021)

END correlated with a significant decrease in cervical nodal recurrence and improved DSS rate. END might be superior to OBS in patients with early-stage cT1/T2N0 tongue cancer.

Keyphrases

early stage
image quality
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
lymph node
papillary thyroid
sentinel lymph node
positron emission tomography
patients undergoing
magnetic resonance imaging
radiation therapy
free survival
childhood cancer