The Prognostic Significance of Elective Level 4 Neck Dissection in Oral Tongue Cancer
Inclusion of level 4 in the elective neck dissection for OTSCC does not seem to improve regional control, disease-free and overall survival. Hence, elective neck dissection of levels 1-3 seems appropriate for most cases of OTSCC, as for other oral cavity subsites.
Authors
- Aviram Mizrachi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7462-1086)
- Yuval Avidor
- Bachar Gn
- Amit Ritter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0581-5500)
- Nofar Edri
- Thomas Shpitzer
- Lior Gendlin
- Eyal Yosefof
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Cornell University (US)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.70191
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00