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Distribution of cervical lymph node metastases from squamous cell carcinoma of the upper respiratory and digestive tracts
Author(s) -
Lindberg Robert
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197206)29:6<1446::aid-cncr2820290604>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , cervical lymph nodes , lymph node , basal cell , metastasis , incidence (geometry) , lymph node metastasis , lymph , epidermoid carcinoma , carcinoma , pathology , distant metastasis , oncology , cancer , surgery , physics , optics
The records of 2,044 patients with previously untreated squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck were reviewed in order to define the incidence and topographical distribution of lymph node metastasis on admission. The common regions of metastasis are presented for each of the seven individual head and neck sites selected for study. Knowledge of the preferred areas of spread and those that are almost never involved allows the design of more adequate plans to manage the individual lesions.