H. Y. Kiran

Histopathological Validation of Clinical Palpation vs. Ultrasonography for Cervical Lymphadenopathy in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Ambi-directional Cohort of 1,690 Nodes from Rural Karnataka, India

K. S. Uthra, H. Y. Kiran & K. S. N. Siva Bharani · Asian Journal of Dental Sciences · 2026

Background: Cervical lymph node metastasis reduces OSCC 5-year survival by 50%; accurate preoperative detection via clinical palpation vs. grayscale ultrasonography (USG) remains critical for treatment planning.​ It is established that better diagnostic resources are available th...