Predicting the pattern of regional metastases from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck based on location of the primary

Abstract

In patients undergoing parotidectomy for metastatic cutaneous SCCHN with a clinically negative neck, the results of this study support selective neck dissection including level I-III for facial primaries, level II-III for anterior scalp and external ear primaries, and levels II-V for posterior scalp and neck primaries.