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- Title
Evaluation of Metastatic Neck Nodes and a Search for Primary.
- Authors
Gupta, Nitika; Gupta, Rohan; Singh, K. P.; Kotwal, Sunil; Suri, Anil
- Abstract
The present study was carried out the incidence of metastatic neck nodes with respect to different primary sites in head and neck malignancy and to find out the site of primary tumour with the help of clinical examination, pan-endoscopy and radiographic techniques.58 patients out of the 96 cases presented with neck swelling as their chief complaint where as 38 patients presented with other symptoms and neck swelling was detected at the time of first examination. 74 (77.08%) cases had unilateral neck nodes while 22 (22.92%) had bilateral neck nodes. Average duration of appearance of the nodes was less than the average duration of other symptoms in most cancers except in cancers of the nasopharynx where the nodes appeared earlier than other symptoms.Maximum number of cases (36/96) were of carcinoma larynx (37.50%), followed by carcinoma of oropharynx (20/96) (20.83%). (Table 4) 84 (87.5%) cases were histopathologically reported as squamous cell carcinoma while there were 2 (2.08%) cases each of adenocarcinoma and papillary carcinoma.
- Subjects
HEAD &; neck cancer diagnosis; CANCER invasiveness; MEDICAL radiography; PAPILLARY carcinoma; HISTOPATHOLOGY
- Publication
JK Science, 2017, Vol 19, Issue 3, p117
- ISSN
0972-1177
- Publication type
Article