Level IIb Neck Dissection in Oral Cavity Cancers- When Should One Address it..?

Nodal metastases is the most important prognostic marker for oral cavity cancers. Nodal dissection at level IIb risks damage to the spinal accessory nerve. We aim to study positivity of level IIb lymph nodes in oral cancers.

PET Scan in Head and Neck Tumours in a Developing Country Like India: Is It a Must?

To study the impact of Positron emission tomography (PET) and its incremental value in diagnosing an unknown primary tumour with secondaries in the head and neck; recurrent head and neck cancers (confirmation of suspected recurrences and re-staging); and staging of head and neck tumours. This was a prospective observational study where 60 patients of head and neck tumours under the clinical settings as described above were evaluated. Thorough clinical examination and necessary radiological and histopathological investigations were done.