Background About 10 000 persons are diagnosed as having carcinoma of the oral cavity or
the throat in Germany every year. Squamous-cell carcinoma accounts for 95% of cases …

Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue (SCCOT) is one of the most prevalent tumors of
the head and neck region. Despite advances in treatment, the survival of patients with …

Background An objective definition of clinically relevant extracapsular nodal spread (ECS) in
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is unavailable. Methods Pathologic review …

18F-FDG PET has a high accuracy in staging head and neck cancer, but its role in patients
with clinically and radiographically negative necks (N0) is less clear. In particular, the value …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of selective neck
dissection (SND) in elective and therapeutic treatment of the neck. METHODS: A …

BACKGROUND: Elective neck dissection (END) is commonly used as a staging and
therapeutic procedure for oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) at high risk of nodal …

Selective neck dissection is a modification of the more comprehensive modified radical or
radical neck dissection that is designed to remove only those nodal levels considered to be …

Imaging is playing a major role in the assessment of cervical lymphadenopathy. In infectious
disease, the assessment of abscess formation and the relation of the abscess to surrounding …

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of the selective neck dissection (SND) in the management
of the clinically node‐negative neck. Study Design Case histories were evaluated …

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the therapeutic implications of the distribution of neck metastases
(NM) in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the tongue and the floor of the …