The substantial work done by the authors in determining level V lymph node metastasis
and related clinicopathological indicators in patients with cN+ oral cavity squamous
cell carcinoma (SCC) is highly applauded.
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Various clinical, pathological, and genetic studies have reported that level V is
rarely involved in oral cavity malignancies, also when other levels are involved.
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Emerging evidence also suggests that not all patients with a cN+ neck require a modified
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Publication History
Published online: December 16, 2021
Accepted:
December 2,
2021
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