54  April 13, 2020  University  A 38‐y‐old female with tongue lesion  Tongue SCCA  Partial glossectomy, neck dissection  Approved
High risk  Depth of invasion was 3 mm on biopsy. Clinical examination consistent with a superficial lesion. Surgeon questioned whether there was any benefit to deferring neck dissection and performing watchful waiting. Recommendation per Tumor board was to maintain standard of care and perform the neck dissection, particularly since the neck dissection represented the low‐risk portion of the procedure