Clinical Analysis of Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis from an Unknown Primary Carcinoma

Yumiko Hikida; Atsuro Seki; Hiroyuki Mineta

doi:10.5631/jibirinsuppl.136.40

Festschrift for Professor Hiroyuki Mineta In Honor of 10 Years of Chairmanship, Department of Otolaryngology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine

Clinical Analysis of Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis from an Unknown Primary Carcinoma

Yumiko Hikida, Atsuro Seki, Hiroyuki Mineta

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Keywords: cervical node metastasis, unknown primary carcinoma, neck dissection, 5-year survival rate

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2013 Volume 136 Pages 40-44

DOI https://doi.org/10.5631/jibirinsuppl.136.40

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Abstract

We have treated 19 patients with cervical metastases of unknown origin over the past 7 years. The clinical stage distribution was as follows: N1, 2; N2a, 4; N2b, 7; N2c, 2; N3, 4. The histopathological diagnoses of the cervical lymph nodes were as follows: squamous cell carcinoma in 12, adenocarcinoma in 2, and others in 5. Five patients were found to have a subsequent primary tumor. Primary tumor sites were as follows: tonsils, larynx, hypopharynx, cervical soft tissue, and lung. Of the 19 patients, 13 patients underwent neck dissection. The overall survival in this study was 61.8%.

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