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SUBMITTER: Faisal M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6105019 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Faisal Muhammad M Abu Bakar Muhammad M Sarwar Albash A Adeel Mohammad M Batool Fatima F Malik Kashif Iqbal KI Jamshed Arif A Hussain Raza R
PloS one 20180822 8
<h4>Background</h4>The new AJCC staging system (8th edition) incorporates depth of invasion to stage oral cancers. It is a recognized predictor for neck nodal metastasis and local recurrence, the associated risk is not well defined. The aim of this study was to explore the risk of occult neck nodal metastasis and local recurrence in relation to depth in early stage squamous cell carcinoma of oral tongue.<h4>Methods</h4>We have evaluated records of 179 patients with early tongue cancer treated in ...[more]