Table 7.

Central Path False Negative Rate by Tumor Location, Clinical Stage, and Surgeon Experience

Clinical Status	Tumor Location					Tumor Location					Clinical Stage					Surgeon Experience
	Floor of Mouth		Other		Total No.	Tongue		Other		Total No.	T1		T2		Total No.	Experienced		Inexperienced		Total No.
	No.	%	No.	%		No.	%	No.	%		No.	%	No.	%		No.	%	No.	%
False negatives	1	25.0	3	8.1	4	3	9.7	1	10.0	4	0	0.0	4	14.3	4	0	0.0	4	13.3	4
Other positives	3	75.0	34	91.9	37	28	90.3	9	90.0	37	13	100.0	24	85.7	37	11	100.0	26	86.7	37
Total	4		37		41	31		10		41	13		28		41	11		30		41