Is preoperative ultrasonography accurate in measuring tumor thickness and predicting the incidence of cervical metastasis in oral cancer?
S. Mark Taylor, Chris Drover, Ron MacEachern, Martin Bullock, Robert Hart, Brian Psooy, Jonathan Trites
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2010 Jan 1
Oral Oncol
Is preoperative ultrasonography accurate in measuring tumor thickness and predicting the incidence of cervical metastasis in oral cancer?
Oral Oncol. 2010 Jan;46(1):38-41, S. Mark Taylor, Chris Drover, Ron MacEachern, Martin Bullock, Robert Hart, Brian Psooy, Jonathan Trites
The need for elective neck dissection in patients with early stage oral cancer is controversial. A preoperative predictor of the risk of subclinical nodal metastasis would be useful. Studies have shown a strong correlation between histological tumor depth and the risk of nodal metastasis.To determine if preoperative ultrasonography is an accurate measure of tumor depth in oral carcinoma. To assess if preoperatively measured tumor depth predicts an increased risk of subclinical metastatic neck disease...
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