The aim of this study was to analyse patterns of metastatic spread from cutaneous head and neck melanoma, which are said to be highly variable. The medical records of 145 patients with pathologically proven metastatic melanoma were reviewed retrospectively. The location of pathologically positive lymph nodes was compared with clinically predicted spread, and patients with metastatic disease in ...

Ectopic thyroid papillary carcinoma presenting as bilateral neck lymph nodes metastasis is very rare. We report a 42-year-old male with midline submental ectopic thyroid papillary carcinoma presenting as bilateral progressively growing neck masses for 3 months. A right neck mass excisional biopsy was carried out and the pathology revealed metastatic papillary carcinoma. Total thyroidectomy, sub...

PURPOSE To analyze the cranial distribution of level II lymph nodes in patients with laryngeal cancer to optimize the elective radiation nodal target volume delineation. METHODS AND MATERIALS The most cranially located metastatic lymph node was delineated in 67 diagnostic CT data sets. The minimum distance from the base of the skull (BOS) to the lymph node was determined. RESULTS A total of...

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE At the conclusion of this presentation, the participants should be familiar with the clinical and pathologic features of collision tumors in the head and neck. OBJECTIVES Present a case of collision tumor of the head and neck consisting of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma and B-cell lymphoma. Review the literature on collision tumors of the head and neck. STUDY DESIG...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of computed tomography (CT) i.e., its sensitivity and specificity in detecting metastatic lymph nodes of head and neck tumours. We also studied the capacity of CT in correct nodal staging. PATIENTS AND METHODS A CT was performed on 95 patients diagnosed with neoplastic disease of the pharynx and/or larynx. All patients subs...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of computed tomography (CT) i.e., its sensitivity and specificity in detecting metastatic lymph nodes of head and neck tumors. We also studied the capacity of CT in correct nodal lymph staging. Patients and methods: A CT was performed on 95 patients diagnosed with neoplastic disease of the pharynx and/or larynx. All patients...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of robotic modified radical neck dissection compared to open modified radical neck dissection. METHODS We enrolled 78 patients who were diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer and underwent total thyroidectomy, bilateral central neck dissection, and modified radical neck dissection between March 2011 and February 2013. Of these p...

OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern of metastatic involvement of anterolateral cervical lymph nodes in papillary thyroid carcinoma. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective, descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, from July 1998 to July 2005. METHODOLOGY The clinical and pathological record of 38 patients who underwent neck surgery for ce...

OBJECTIVE To determine the patterns of lateral cervical metastasis and the incidence of level IIb lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. SETTING Academic medicine. PATIENTS From March 1, 2000, to April 30, 2006, 46 consecutive patients (38 women and 8 men) with papillary thyroid carcinoma. INTERVENTIONS Patients underwent 55 mod...

Nagaland has the highest AAR (age adjusted rates) of Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in India. The frequent presentation metastatic neck nodes nasopharyngeal can lead to diagnostic errors if preliminary investigations are not done properly. We present two patients with NPC who were initially treated anti-tubercular therapy presumed have tuberculosis. Metastasis was confirmed fine needle aspirati...