OBJECTIVES: This article describes our experience with neck dissection in 10 @entity1 with @entity957 . MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 2007 and October 2009, 10 @entity1 underwent primary surgery for the treatment of @entity1544 . For @entity1 with N0 disease on clinical exam, selective neck dissection (SND [I-III]) was performed. In @entity1 with palpable cervical @entity3 (N+), modified radical neck dissections were performed, except in one @entity1 in whom SND (I-III) was performed. The histopathologic reports were reviewed to assess the surgical margins, the presence of extra-capsular spread, perineural invasion, and lymphatic invasion. RESULTS: On histopathologic examination, positive soft tissue margins were found in three @entity1 , and regional lymph node @entity3 were present in five of the ten @entity1 . Perineural invasion was noted in five @entity1 , and extra nodal spread was found in four @entity1 . Regional recurrence was seen in two @entity1 and loco-regional recurrence plus distant @entity3 to the tibia was observed in one @entity1 . During the study period, three @entity1 died. Seven @entity1 remain free of disease to date. CONCLUSION: Histopathological evaluation provides important and reliable information for disease staging, treatment planning, and prognosis. The philosophy of neck dissection is evolving rapidly with regard to the selectivity with which at-risk lymph node groups are removed. The sample size in the present study is small, thus, caution should be employed when interpreting these results.

Neck dissection for XXXX : our experience and a review of the literature.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1544 :: ('MESH:D018307', 'Disease') :: ['squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity'] @entity957 :: ('MESH:D002294', 'Disease') :: ['oral squamous cell carcinoma'] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['metastasis', 'metastases']
@entity957 :: (MESH:D002294,Disease) :: ['oral squamous cell carcinoma']
