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Neck Dissection for Advanced Laryngeal Cancer
Laryngeal cancer care under review, should elective neck dissection be done up front or after nodal relapse?
The global standard of care for advanced laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is total laryngectomy and neck dissection. While this approach aligns with international guidelines, there is no consensus on whether elective neck dissection (END) should be incorporated during primary surgery for clinically negative neck nodes (cN0) or as a therapeutic option after nodal relapse. It is therefore imperative to evaluate associated oncological outcomes and local contextual factors regarding END surgical approach in advanced laryngeal SCC.
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