Floor of Mouth Carcinoma: The Management of the Clinically Negative Neck

Abstract

A more aggressive approach to the neck with N0 disease may be warranted. Selective neck dissection allows early removal of occult metastases with acceptable morbidity. In elective dissection for clinically and histologically negative necks, the high rate of survival may result from the removal of metastatic carcinoma that was missed in the histopathologic sampling process.