Cervical Neck Dissection for Complete Responders in Head-and-Neck: A Utilitarian Ideal? In regard to Thariat et al “Prediction of Neck Dissection Requirement After Definitive Radiotherapy for Head-and-Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.” (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012;82:e367–e374)

2012 ◽  
Vol 83 (3) ◽  
pp. 768 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhishek Puri
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Dissection ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Radiat Oncol Biol Phys ◽  
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Definitive Radiotherapy

scholarly journals Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary: Neck dissection and radiotherapy or definitive radiotherapy

Head & Neck ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 1589-1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candan Demiroz ◽  
Jeffrey M. Vainshtein ◽  
Georgios V. Koukourakis ◽  
Orit Gutfeld ◽  
Mark E. Prince ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Dissection ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Unknown Primary ◽  
Carcinoma Of Unknown Primary ◽  
Definitive Radiotherapy

Lymph node yield in treatment naïve cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: en bloc lymphadenectomy versus level-by-level dissection

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
K Devaraja ◽  
K Pujary ◽  
B Ramaswamy ◽  
D R Nayak ◽  
N Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Dissection ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
En Bloc ◽  
Lymph Node Yield ◽  
Node Yield

Abstract Background Lymph node yield is an important prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Variability in neck dissection sampling techniques has not been studied as a determinant of lymph node yield. Methods This retrospective study used lymph node yield and average nodes per level to compare level-by-level and en bloc neck dissection sampling methods, in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cases operated between March 2017 and February 2020. Results From 123 patients, 182 neck dissections were analysed, of which 133 were selective and the rest were comprehensive: 55 had level-by-level sampling and 127 had undergone en bloc dissection. The level-by-level method yielded more nodes in all neck dissections combined (20 vs 17; p = 0.097), but the difference was significant only for the subcohort of selective neck dissection (18.5 vs 15; p = 0.011). However, the gain in average nodes per level achieved by level-by-level sampling was significant in both groups (4.2 vs 3.33 and 4.4 vs 3, respectively; both p < 0.001). Conclusion Sampling of cervical lymph nodes level-by-level yields more nodes than the en bloc technique. Further studies could verify whether neck dissection sampling technique has any impact on survival rates.

Do demographics and tumour-related factors affect nodal yield at neck dissection? A retrospective cohort study

2016 ◽  
Vol 131 (S1) ◽  
pp. S36-S40 ◽  
Author(s):  
R S Lim ◽  
L Evans ◽  
A P George ◽  
N de Alwis ◽  
P Stimpson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Dissection ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Nodal Yield

AbstractBackground:Nodal metastasis is an important prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. This study aimed to determine the average nodal basin yield per level of neck dissection, and to investigate if age, gender, body mass index, tumour size, depth of tumour invasion and p16 status influence nodal yield.Method:A retrospective review of 185 patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma generated 240 neck dissection specimens.Results:The respective mean nodal yields for levels I, II, III, IV and V were 5.27, 9.43, 8.49, 7.43 and 9.02 in non-cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients, and 4.2, 7.57, 9.65, 4.33 and 12.29 in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients. Multiple regression analysis revealed that p16-positive patients with mucosal squamous cell carcinoma yielded, on average, 2.4 more nodes than their p16-negative peers (p = 0.04, 95 per cent confidence interval = 0.116 to 4.693). This figure was 3.84 (p = 0.008, 95 per cent confidence interval = 1.070 to 6.605) for p16-positive patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma.Conclusion:In mucosal squamous cell carcinoma, p16-positive status significantly influenced nodal yield, with the impact being more pronounced in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma patients.

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