Relevance of perimarginal nodes for head and neck cancer.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
; 279(5): 2603-2609, 2022 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the prevalence of metastasis in the perimarginal nodes (PMNs) (also known as perifacial, preglandular and retroglandual nodes) in head and neck cancer.METHODS:
We recruited 136 patients affected by cancers of the oral cavity, lip, oropharynx, skin and by cáncer of unknown primary (CUP), who were candidates for level IB dissection. PMNs were identified and sent separately for histological analysis. Correlation between metastasis to the PMNs and characteristics of the primary tumour were reported.RESULTS:
The incidence of metastasis was 17% from oral cancer, 50% from lip cancer and 12.5% from skin cancer. No metastases were reported for oropharynx cancer or CUP. The only factor that correlated with the incidence of metastases was origin of the tumour from the upper part of oral cavity.CONCLUSION:
PMNs represent a frequent site of metastasis in oral and lip cancers. In cancer of the oropharynx, their involvement has not been not reported, while their role in skin cancers remains to be clarified.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Labiais
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Neoplasias Bucais
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias Orofaríngeas
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Assunto da revista:
OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália