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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

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01-12-2021 | Oral Cancer | Letter to the Editor

Sentinel node biopsy or elective neck dissection in early oral cancer: a point of contention

Authors: Abhijeet Singh, Anand Subash, Piyush Sinha

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 12/2021

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We appreciate the efforts made by de Bree et al., in going through our article on the prognostic impact of micrometastasis (MM) and isolated tumor cells (ITC) in early oral squamous cell carcinoma and raising some debatable questions [1, 2]. …

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Title: Sentinel node biopsy or elective neck dissection in early oral cancer: a point of contention
Authors: Abhijeet Singh
Anand Subash
Piyush Sinha
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Oral Cancer
Metastasis
Neck Dissection
Oral Cavity Carcinoma
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 12/2021
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-07110-y

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