title: Do PET and SNB reduce the rate of elective neck dissection? A hypothesis still in need of validation.
authors.forename: Benjamin D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Brian E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Lally
authors.forename: Bruce G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Haffty
authors.forename: Lynn D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed