Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41410938›Full record

ReviewHNO2026

[Neck dissection-more, less, targeted?]

Johannes Doescher, Johannes Zenk

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Review in HNO, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Johannes DoescherKlinik für Hals‑, Nasen‑, Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikums Augsburg, Sauerbruchstraße 6, 86179, Augsburg, Deutschland. johannes.doescher@uk-augsburg.de.
Johannes ZenkKlinik für Hals‑, Nasen‑, Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikums Augsburg, Sauerbruchstraße 6, 86179, Augsburg, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neck dissection is an essential part of surgical treatment for head and neck malignancies. In recent years, the extent of neck dissection required for optimal oncological results has been increasingly reduced and, in some cases, replaced by alternative procedures such as sentinel lymph node biopsy. However, this is only possible with precise staging. Improved imaging, molecular markers, and artificial intelligence are used for this purpose. Particularly in light of immunotherapy, which has now also been approved for neoadjuvant use, the preservation of functional lymphatic structures is relevant, as this has a positive effect on the response to treatment. Ultimately, histological examination of the cervical lymph nodes remains the gold standard for assessing prognosis and planning adjuvant therapy.

Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsNeck DissectionHumansImmunotherapyLymphatic MetastasisNeoplasm StagingSentinel Lymph Node BiopsyDiagnostic imagingHead and neck neoplasmsImmunotherapyLymph node excisionSentinel lymph node biopsy

Identifiers

PMID41410938
PMCPMC13303559

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