Analysis of Bilateral Neck Metastasis of Tongue Cancer

To estimate the prognosis of bilateral cervical metastases from tongue carcinoma, we studied twelve patients (24–72 years old) who underwent neck dissections at our hospital to judge whether we should have performed radical treatment or not for those patients of tongue carcinoma who had bilateral me...

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Published inOral science international Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 126 - 130
Main Authors Ishii, Junichi, Yamashiro, Masashi, Yamane, Masashi, Ishikawa, Hitoshi, Iwaki, Hiroshi, Amagasa, Teruo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2005
Subjects
Bilateral metastasis
Contralateral metastasis
Neck dissection
Survival rate
Tongue cancer
Tongue cancer
Survival rate
Bilateral metastasis
Neck dissection
Contralateral metastasis
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Summary:To estimate the prognosis of bilateral cervical metastases from tongue carcinoma, we studied twelve patients (24–72 years old) who underwent neck dissections at our hospital to judge whether we should have performed radical treatment or not for those patients of tongue carcinoma who had bilateral metastatic nodes. The five-year survival rate of bilateral neck metastasis patients was 58% (the Kaplan-Meier method). On the other hand, the five-year survival rate of patients with only unilateral neck metastases of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue was 56%. Thus, there was no statistical significant difference in survival rate. We conclude that even if a patient has metastatic lymph nodes on both sides of the neck, radical therapy should be done.
ISSN:1348-8643
1881-4204
DOI:10.1016/S1348-8643(05)80015-1