Different Primary Sites of Hypopharyngeal Cancer Have Different Lymph Node Metastasis Patterns: A Retrospective Analysis From Multi-Center Data

Different Primary Sites of Hypopharyngeal Cancer Have Different Lymph Node Metastasis Patterns: A Retrospective Analysis From Multi-Center Data

BackgroundMost hypopharyngeal cancers (HPCs) develop lymph node metastasis (LNM) at initial diagnosis. Understanding the pattern of LNM in HPC could help both surgeons and radiologists make decisions in the management of cervical lymph nodes.MethodsA total of 244 newly diagnosed HPC patients between...

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Main Authors: Xiwei Zhang, Ye Zhang, Xiaoduo Yu, Ying Sun, Susheng Miao, Shaoyan Liu, Zhengjiang Li, Junlin Yi, Changming An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
hypopharyngeal cancer (HPC)
lymph node metastasis (LNM)
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
retropharyngeal lymph nodes (RPLN)
pattern
bilateral
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.727991/full

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