Outcome of ipsilateral treatment for patients with metastases to neck nodes of unknown origin.
Acta Oncol
; 40(1): 24-8, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
It is not uncommon for head and neck cancer patients to present with neck node metastases. Standard treatment for patients in whom no primary tumor is found include surgery and radiotherapy but there is still controversy about the type and extent of treatment. A retrospective review was carried out on 51 consecutive patients with cervical lymph node metastases of unknown origin, treated between 1980 and 1994 at Radiumhemmet, Karolinska Hospital. All patients received radiotherapy to the ipsilateral neck and the corresponding mucosa and surgery was performed in 55% of cases. The 5-year overall survival rate was 41%. A primary tumor was later found in 6 cases (12%). Two cases of cancer were detected after 5 years and classified as 'second primaries'. Results from this small retrospective material have to be interpreted with caution but indicate that limited, ipsilateral radiotherapy to mucosa and lymph nodes combined with surgery, when possible, may be justified.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Primárias Desconhecidas
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Acta Oncol
Ano de publicação:
2001
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