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1503717

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
Radical neck dissection was performed on 43 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in whom persistent or recurrent cervical metastasis developed after radiotherapy. The pathologic nature of the tumor in the cervical lymph nodes was studied with step serial sectioning of the entire radical neck dissection specimen at 3-mm intervals. In 70% of patients, more tumor-harboring lymph nodes were detected in the specimen when compared with clinical examination. The extensive behavior of the tumor in the cervical metastases was reflected by the presence of extracapsular spread in 70% of the lymph nodes and the existence of isolated clusters of tumor cells in 35% of the specimens studied. Tumor tissue lying in close proximity to the spinal accessory nerve was demonstrated in 27.5% of the specimens, and 72% of the tumor-bearing lymph nodes were located in the posterior triangle. Radical neck dissection is recommended as the salvage procedure for these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0886-4470
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
118
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
923-9; discussion 930
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Pathological basis of surgery in the management of postradiotherapy cervical metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't