title: Incidence of lymph node metastasis in elective (prophylactic) neck dissection for oral carcinoma.
abstract: For cancers of the tongue, floor of mouth, mandibular gingiva and buccal mucosa, in which the widest diameter is greater than 2 cm, we perform neck dissection in continuity with resection of the primary growth as a part of the planned therapy,regardles of the clinical state of the cervical lymph nodes. Whenever the lesion is so situated that an in-continuity neck dissection cannot be performed (cancer of the palate) it may be wise to delay neck dissection until the lymph nodes become clinically apparent.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D005927:Glossectomy; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009333:Neck; D037981:Neck Dissection