BACKGROUND We assessed the prevalence of histologically proven normal or invaded lymph nodes in the apex of level V. METHODS Seventy neck dissections were performed in 41 patients with mucosal head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Fifty-one neck dissections were performed in 30 previously untreated patients (group 1); 19 neck dissections were carried out in 11 patients previously irrad...

The neoplasms of the Parpharyngeal Space (PPS) are rare 0.5%-1% all head and neck tumors [1]. PPS is an inverted cone-shaped region that extends from skull base to hyoid bone. A complex structure called tensor-vascular-styloid fascia, divides into prestyloid poststyloid compartments. can be involved by four different types neoplastic lesions: Primary (benign or malignant), metastatic lymph node...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A rapid and sensitive MR imaging technique would be beneficial for screening of metastatic nodes in the neck. We preliminarily evaluated the coronal MR imaging with a turbo short tau inversion recovery (STIR) sequence for that purpose. METHODS The coronal turbo STIR imaging (repetition time [TR]/echo time [TE]/inversion time [TI] = 3850 ms/20 or 80 ms/180 ms) and axial ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the nature and extent of lateral neck node metastases from papillary thyroid cancer in relation to presenting physical examination and staging radiologic studies. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary referral cancer center. PATIENTS Consecutive patients who underwent comprehensive neck dissection with or without concurrent thyroidectomy for well-differentiate...

OBJECTIVE To explore the prognostic significance of patient and disease characteristics on the survival of patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the parotid gland at a tertiary care center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. METHODS A retrospective chart review for all patients diagnosed with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to the parotid gland from January 2...

OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of tuberculous lymphadenitis in enlarged neck nodes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Continuous prospective study is carried out in the department of otorhinolaryngology head & neck surgery, Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, during two years, from January 2006 to January 2008. The study included a group of 155 patients with cervical lymphadenopathy. Each patien...

BACKGROUND Persistent or recurrent medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) can be cured by microdissection of residual metastatic lymph nodes in the neck. Selective venous sampling can be used for localization. The aim of this study is to prospectively analyze our results with a therapeutic approach based on venous sampling, in patients with hyperthyrocalcitoninemia after thyroidectomy for MTC. MET...