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How do you manage the neck in patients with cutaneous SCC who are at high risk of nodal disease but had a negative neck dissection?

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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

First, I would ensure that the appropriate draining lymph node basins were dissected based on the site of the primary tumor.

Next, I would review preoperative imaging to confirm that any suspicious lymph nodes prior to surgery were harvested during the surgical procedure.

Then, I would review the ca...

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