Depth of Invasion as a Predictor of Contralateral Nodal Metastasis in Lateralized Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinomas.
BACKGROUND This study evaluates the impact of depth of invasion (DOI) on risk of contralateral neck nodal disease (CND) in lateralized oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). METHODS Retrospective review was conducted using a tertiary care institutional database from 1998 to 2021. Patients with lateralized oral to...