Histogram analysis of diffusion-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI for predicting occult lymph node metastasis in early-stage oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma

Author(s):  
Jiliang Ren ◽  
Ying Yuan ◽  
Xiaofeng Tao
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 297-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuhiro Hanai ◽  
Takahiro Asakage ◽  
Naomi Kiyota ◽  
Akihiro Homma ◽  
Ryuichi Hayashi

Abstract The standard local treatment for early-stage tongue cancer with no clinical lymph node metastases is partial glossectomy. The frequency of occult lymph node metastasis is ~20–30%. Thus, whether prophylactic neck dissection with glossectomy or glossectomy alone should be performed has been a controversial issue since the 1980s. Both treatments have advantages and disadvantages; however, especially in cases involving prophylactic neck dissection, surgical invasion and complications including the cosmetic disadvantage caused by neck skin incision, accessory nerve paralysis or facial nerve (mandibular marginal branch) paralysis, stiffness of the shoulder or neck and a feeling of neck tightness have been considered issues that could be solved by providing less-invasive treatment to the 70–80% of patients without occult lymph node metastasis. A more accurate preoperative diagnosis and strict follow-up are required to provide minimally invasive treatment while ensuring the therapeutic effect. It is also necessary to narrow down the target based on the risk–benefit balance. The depth of invasion should be considered in cases involving oral cavity malignancies. This was also taken into account in recent revisions of eighth edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumors and it is an important factor for N0 neck management. This review article summarizes previous and recent reports on neck management, focusing on the risk–benefit and future perspectives of the diagnosis and treatment of early-stage oral tongue cancer. This effort is an attempt to establish treatment from the patient’s point of view, with the patient’s quality of life taken into account.


Head & Neck ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 479-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie Kelner ◽  
Priscila Campioni Rodrigues ◽  
Andreia Bufalino ◽  
Felipe Paiva Fonseca ◽  
Alan Roger dos Santos-Silva ◽  
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Author(s):  
PRISCILA CAMPIONI RODRIGUES ◽  
NATALIE KELNER ◽  
ANDREIA BUFALINO ◽  
FELIPE PAIVA FONSECA ◽  
ALAN ROGER DOS SANTOS SILVA ◽  
...  

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