Secondary cervical lymph node metastases of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 39; no. 12; pp. 1320 - 1329
• Main Authors: KIRITA, Tadaaki, OKABE, Sadao, YAGIHARA, Kazuhiro, MATSUKI, Kiyohiro, ENDOH, Tsuyoshi, MATSUKI, Shigeo, SHIONOYA, Kenichi, SUGIMURA, Masahito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1993
• Subjects: aquamous cell carcinoma; elective neck dissection; head and neck; prognostic factors; secondary cervical lymph node metastases

Clinicopathological features associated with secondary cervical lymph node metastases (SLM) of squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck were investigated. SLM were found in 27 (17. 2%) of 157 TXNO head and neck carcinoma cases from November 1975 to June 1991. The most common primary site was th...