Elective neck dissection in patients with salivary gland carcinoma : A systematic review and meta-analysis

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OBJECTIVE: Elective neck dissection in patients with salivary gland carcinoma and clinically negative lymph nodes is controversial. Reported proportion of occult nodal metastases vary with histological subtype, tumour classification and preoperative diagnostic methods. This is a systematic review and meta-analysis on the role of END in salivary gland carcinoma.

METHODS: A search in PubMed, Embase and Cochrane was performed. Original articles in English with data on tumour characteristics, clinical and pathological N-classification, and neck dissection were included. Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses were followed. Random effect modelling was performed to pool the data. Meta-analysis of proportions was performed for occult metastases overall, for T3/T4 versus T1/T2 tumours and for tumours with high-grade versus low-grade histology. Heterogeneity across studies was assessed with I-squared statistics.

RESULTS: We included 22 articles in the qualitative synthesis and meta-analysis. The pooled proportion of occult metastases was 21%. In patients with T3/T4 tumour, the pooled proportion of occult metastases was 36%, and in patients with high-grade histology, it was 34%. Most studies concluded that END should be performed in patients with advanced T-classification and high-grade histology tumours. Nine studies assessed occult metastases per level.

CONCLUSION: The overall occult metastases proportion does not require END in all patients with salivary gland carcinoma. We recommend END in patients with high-grade or unknown histology or T3/T4 tumours. END should involve level II and III, and level I should be included in tumours in the submandibular gland, sublingual gland and minor oral salivary glands.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:49

Enthalten in:

Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 49(2020), 7 vom: 08. Aug., Seite 606-616

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Westergaard-Nielsen, Marie [VerfasserIn]
Rosenberg, Tine [VerfasserIn]
Gerke, Oke [VerfasserIn]
Dyrvig, Anne-Kirstine [VerfasserIn]
Godballe, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Bjørndal, Kristine [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Neck dissection
Salivary gland carcinoma
Systematic Review
Systematic review

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Date Completed 20.11.2020

Date Revised 20.11.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jop.13034

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310133580