Unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: retrospective analysis of 80 cases

• Published in: Acta oto-laryngologica Vol. 138; no. 6; pp. 590 - 596
• Main Authors: Mizuta, Masanobu, Kitamura, Morimasa, Tateya, Ichiro, Tamaki, Hisanobu, Tanaka, Shinzo, Asato, Ryo, Shinohara, Shogo, Takebayashi, Shinji, Maetani, Toshiki, Kitani, Yoshiharu, Kumabe, Yohei, Kojima, Tsuyoshi, Ushiro, Koji, Ichimaru, Kazuyuki, Honda, Keigo, Yamada, Koichiro, Omori, Koichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 03.06.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms - mortality; Head and Neck Neoplasms - secondary; Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms, Unknown Primary - mortality; Neoplasms, Unknown Primary - therapy; Retrospective Studies; radiotherapy; neck dissection; Unknown primary; cervical lymph node

The management of patients with cervical metastasis in head and neck cancer of unknown primary (HNCUP) remains controversial. This current multicenter retrospective study investigated the treatment outcomes of patients with HNCUP. The study included patients who were treated curatively at 12 institu...