Intermediate Grade Salivary Gland Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: Is Neck Dissection Indicated?
For patients presenting with intermediate-grade MEC, there was a low chance (2.9%) of positive histologic or clinical lymphatic metastases in the neck. Given this low risk, we believe the potential benefit of neck dissection may be outweighed by the potential morbidity. Careful consideration of the clinical behavior of the lesion could be considered along with a more selective approach toward elective lymphadenectomy in intermediate-grade MEC.
Authors
- Jason M. Leibowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8463-0816)
- Jaylou M. Velez Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8385-2748)
- Carmen Gomez‐Fernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8276-2428)
- Donald T. Weed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8551-7142)
- Francisco Civantos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1648-0868)
- Jake Langlie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0697-8774)
- David Arnold
- Nicholas DiStefano
Institutions
- University of Miami (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.1202
- Primary Topic
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00