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ArticleClinical case reports2021

Metastasis to the lateral lingual lymph node located behind the submandibular gland: A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

Masami Suzuki, Kohtaro Eguchi

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Masami SuzukiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery Gunma Prefectural Caner Center Ohta Japan.
Kohtaro EguchiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery National Cancer Center Hospital Chuo-ku Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0922-9245

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inconsistency in the definition of LLNs may be a hurdle in ensuring the accuracy of the evidence. Refinements in the classification of LLNs, based on the fascial anatomy and lymphatic vessels, are warranted.

Indexed as

deep cervical fasciahypoglossal nervelingual lymph nodemetastasistongue cancer

Identifiers

PMID33768931
PMCPMC7981743

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