Published in Physician Law Weekly, October 11th, 2006
Study 1: Ipsilateral node metastases and/or extension across the midline are predictive factors for contralateral occult lymph node metastasis in patients with pyriform sinus carcinoma.
"The hypopharynx has a rich lymphatic network that places patients with tumors of the hypopharynx at high risk for early dissemination of the disease into the cervical lymphatics. Therefore, ipsilateral elective neck dissection of clinically N0 neck in lateralized lesions of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) is widely accepted as a standard treatment. However,...
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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2006-10-11)
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