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PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to 7 August 2025. Two parallel searches were conducted: one to capture management strategies and outcomes of cN0 patients with HNcSCC and one to capture occult nodal metastasis rates of the same population. Results: A total of 38 studies were included. Post-excision management strategies included observation, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), elective dissection (ED), and elective nodal irradiation. The pooled rate of occult lymph node metastasis was 13.9% in 1673 HNcSCC tumors overall and 12.5% when limited to 977 high-risk tumors. Overall recurrence in the SLNB group (8.3%) was significantly lower than both the observation (16.9%, p &lt; 0.0001) and ED (23.7%, p &lt; 0.0001) groups. Additionally, overall mortality in the SLNB group (6.1%) was significantly lower than observation (29.9%, p &lt; 0.0001) and ED (31.4%, p &lt; 0.0001). 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