Retropharyngeal lymph node metastases in head and neck malignancies Journal Article
| Authors: | Coskun, H. H.; Ferlito, A.; Medina, J. E.; Robbins, K. T.; Rodrigo, J. P.; Strojan, P.; Suárez, C.; Takes, R. P.; Woolgar, J. A.; Shaha, A. R.; De Bree, R.; Rinaldo, A.; Silver, C. E. |
| Article Title: | Retropharyngeal lymph node metastases in head and neck malignancies |
| Abstract: | Retropharyngeal lymph node (RPLN) metastasis of primary head and neck cancer often receives less consideration than lymph node metastasis in the neck. With improvements in imaging techniques and reports of surgical pathology, there is an improved understanding of the risk and subsequently the need for treatment of RPLNs. The rates of RPLN metastasis from carcinomas of the nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, postcricoid region, maxillary sinus, and cervical esophagus are sufficiently high to warrant routine treatment, either electively or therapeutically, of this region. Through improved diagnostic techniques and heightened awareness of RPLN metastasis, patients at risk of having these metastases can be treated more effectively. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
| Keywords: | review; cancer radiotherapy; lymph node metastasis; cancer diagnosis; lymph node dissection; lymph nodes; lymphatic metastasis; lymph node excision; incidence; diagnostic imaging; cancer therapy; head and neck cancer; head and neck neoplasms; diagnosis; nasopharynx carcinoma; metastases; larynx cancer; management; ear nose throat surgery; esophagus carcinoma; lymph node biopsy; head and neck carcinoma; oropharynx carcinoma; tonsil carcinoma; pharynx; retropharyngeal lymph nodes; maxilla sinus carcinoma; maxilla sinus tumor; retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis |
| Journal Title: | Head & Neck |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 10 |
| ISSN: | 1043-3074 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2011-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 1520 |
| End Page: | 1529 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/hed.21526 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 20737485 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 2 November 2011" - "CODEN: HEANE" - "Source: Scopus" |
