TREATMENT OF THE N-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE UPPER AERODIGESTIVE TRACT( NECK IN SQUAMOUS)

Authors
MYERS EN FAGAN JJ
Citation
En. Myers et Jj. Fagan, TREATMENT OF THE N-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE UPPER AERODIGESTIVE TRACT( NECK IN SQUAMOUS), Otolaryngologic clinics of North America, 31(4), 1998, pp. 671
Citations number
66
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Otolaryngologic clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00306665
Volume
31
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-6665(1998)31:4<671:TOTNCO>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
This article discusses the following aspects of the management of the N+ neck: evolution of neck dissection; specificity of staging of the c linically NS neck; limitations of neck dissection in patients with adv erse histologic features; management of bilateral nodal metastases, fi xed nodes, and nodes with involvement of skin, nerves or the carotid a rtery; retropharyngeal nodes; and salvage treatment of the N+ neck fol lowing prior irradiation. A summary of the author's own approach is th en presented.