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Pattern of lymphatic spread in pharyngeal cancer
Author(s) -
Silva Norberto,
Shedd Donald P.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930030407
Subject(s) - medicine , clearance , neck dissection , lymphatic system , cancer , dissection (medical) , pharynx , surgery , anatomy , pathology , urology
A survey was done on the histologic findings on cleared neck dissection specimens in a group of 42 patients who underwent resection for pharyngeal cancer. Positive nodes were found in 69% of the specimens, with upper deep jugular nodes being most frequently involved and with multiple levels of involvement being found in one quarter of the patients.