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Editorial
. 2025 Sep;13(3):529-534.
doi: 10.1007/s40487-025-00348-0. Epub 2025 May 23.

When Neck Dissection is Not Indicated in the Treatment of the Clinically Node-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Marc Hamoir  1 , Remco de Bree  2 , Primoz Strojan  3 , Nabil F Saba  4 , Alfio Ferlito  5
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Editorial

When Neck Dissection is Not Indicated in the Treatment of the Clinically Node-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Marc Hamoir et al. Oncol Ther. 2025 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Elective neck dissection; Elective neck radiotherapy; Head neck; Sentinel lymph node biopsy; Squamous cell carcinoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of Interest: Alfio Ferlito is an editorial board member of Oncology and Therapy. Alfio Ferlito was not involved in the selection of peer reviewers for the manuscript nor any of the subsequent editorial decisions. Marc Hamoir, Remco de Bree, Primoz Strojan and Nabil F. Saba have no other conflicts of interest to declare. Ethical Approval: This article is based on previously conducted studies and does not contain any new studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.

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