Do pathologic and molecular analyses of neck dissection specimens justify the preservation of level IV for laryngeal squamous carcinoma with clinically negative neck?

J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Feb;202(2):320-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.09.012. Epub 2005 Nov 21.

Authors

Mohamed N Elsheikh¹, Alfio Ferlito, Alessandra Rinaldo, Ashok R Shaha, Avi Khafif, H Hakan Coskun, Luiz P Kowalski, Jesus E Medina

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.

PMID: 16427559
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2005.09.012

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms / pathology*
Laryngeal Neoplasms / surgery*
Lymphatic Metastasis
Neck Dissection / methods*
Neoplasm Staging