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ArticleClinical oral investigations2023

The role of unconventional lymph node metastasis in neck recurrence among patients with tongue cancer.

Kun Wu, Bowen Dai, Keke Zhu, Hanjiang Wu

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Kun WuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Renmin Road, No. 139, Changsha, 410000, China.
Bowen DaiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Renmin Road, No. 139, Changsha, 410000, China.
Keke ZhuDepartment of Stomatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410000, China.
Hanjiang WuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Renmin Road, No. 139, Changsha, 410000, China. wuhanjiang@csu.edu.cn.
Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CNCentral South University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023M732285the Youth Program of the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan province 2021JJ40877
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesStatistics on the rate of unconventional lymph node metastases (ULNM) at the time of one-stage radical surgery in tongue cancer patients. To assess whether an extended neck dissection group with additional removal of ULNs has a lower rate of neck recurrence compared to the traditional neck dissection group. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 336 patients with TSCC who underwent radical surgery were recruited and underwent traditional or extended neck dissection. Compared to traditional neck dissection, the aim of extended neck dissection is designed to additional resect ULNs.

resultsIn total, 180 patients underwent extended neck dissection, while 156 underwent traditional neck dissection. The incidence of ULNM was 11.67% (21/180) in patients treated with extended neck dissection. The incidence of ipsilateral neck recurrence was 9.49% and 0.56% in patients who underwent traditional and extended neck dissection, respectively (p = 0.0001).

conclusionsExtended neck dissection is effective for preventing neck recurrence in TSCC patients with ULNs. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: ULNM may be the main cause of neck recurrence after neck dissection in patients with tongue cancer. A better prognosis may be achieved by additional resection of ULNs on the basis of traditional neck dissection.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellTongue NeoplasmsHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph NodesNeckNeck DissectionNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesConventional lymph node metastasisExtended neck dissectionIpsilateral neck recurrenceTongue squamous cell carcinomaUnconventional lymph node metastasis

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