Clinical Trial: The Optimal Neck Treatments Strategy of Early Oral Cancer Based on Adverse Pathological Factor

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: The Optimal Neck Treatments Strategy of Early Oral Cancer Based on Adverse Pathological Factor

Brief Summary: Cervical nodal metastasis is the most certain prognostic factor in oral cancer. Appropriate management of the neck is therefore of paramount importance in the treatment of oral cancer. However, there is still some controversy on the treatment of early maxillofacial malignancies. Currently, investigators have no accurate uniform treatment standards, including the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommended between surgery and radiotherapy options. Clinical evaluation indicated that lymph node-negative patients eventually 25%-35% had cervical node metastasis. Therefore, for the majority of patients with true node-negative, preventive cervical lymph node dissection is obviously over-treatment, and lower quality of life. Radiotherapy can avoid such surgery.