Publications by authors named "Ahmad A AlTuwaijri"
Introduction And Importance: Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) is a rare neoplasm arising from minor salivary glands, representing approximately 3 % of head and neck tumors. The clinical presentation of PLGA is defined as a painless, slow-growing tumor, mostly occurring in the palate. We report a case of PLGA with a rare presentation.
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- Occult metastases in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) frequently occur in lower neck levels (IV and V), creating challenges for traditional neck dissection methods.* -
- This review analyzed studies from 2000 to 2020 to determine the prevalence of lower level metastases and found that rates ranged from 1.8% to 66%, with skip metastases to levels IV or V occurring in about 8.5% of cases.* -
- While evidence supports including levels I to III in elective neck dissection for certain OSCC patients, the necessity of including lower levels remains unclear according to the review's findings.*
Objectives: To determine the prognostic significance of nodal yield in patients with clinically node-negative (cN0) oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC).
Methods: This retrospective observational study included 40 patients with cN0 OCSCC who underwent treatment with at least 6 months of follow-up data from November 2012 to April 2020. We recorded the variables, including patient demographics, cancer site, tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging, type of treatment, lymph node yield (LNY), histopathologic diagnosis, and recurrence.