WPOI-5: Accurately Identified at Intraoperative Consultation and Predictive of Occult Cervical Metastases.
John E BeuteLily A GreenbergLauren E WeinDanielle A KapustinJun FanEric M DowlingShabnam SamankanAmmar MatloobMonica XingIppolito ModicaDaniel ChungWilliam CarrollEben L RosenthalMohemmed Nazir KhanRaymond L ChaiMargaret S Brandwein-WeberMark L UrkenPublished in: Head and neck pathology (2023)
DOI ≥ 4 mm is the dominant predictor of OCM. For the rare WPOI-5 OSC with DOI < 4 mm, it is reasonable to suggest that surgeons perform END. WPOI-5 may be accurately determined intraoperatively. As microscopic instruction is needed to accurately assess WPOI-5, a teaching link is included in this manuscript.
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