Is elective neck dissection necessary for the surgical management of T2N0 glottic carcinoma?

ERDAĞ T. K., GÜNERİ E. A., Avincsal O., SARIOĞLU S., ECEVİT M. C., Guneri A., ...More

AURIS NASUS LARYNX, vol.40, no.1, pp.85-88, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.anl.2011.12.001
  • Journal Name: AURIS NASUS LARYNX
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.85-88
  • Keywords: Larynx neoplasms, Glottic carcinoma, Neck dissection, Elective neck dissection, SQUAMOUS-CELL-CARCINOMA, LYMPH-NODE METASTASIS, LARYNGEAL-CANCER, N0 NECK, ANTERIOR COMMISSURE, LATERAL NECK, N-0 NECK, SURGERY, RADIOTHERAPY, PREVALENCE
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Evaluation of neck metastasis incidence in surgically treated T2N0M0 glottic carcinoma patients and discussion the necessity of elective neck dissection in this subset of larynx carcinomas.