Cancer of the head and neck metastasizes to the cervical lymph nodes in a predictable
fashion based on the primary sites and subsites (1). For example, oral cavity cancers spread …

More than 90% of all head and neck cancers are squamous cell carcinomas that arise from
the epithelium of the upper aerodigestive tract. For the purpose of this Editorial, the term …

There is very little in the literature describing the incidence of metastases to certain select
node groups of the head and neck area, such as retropharyngeal, parapharyngeal …

The incidence of lymph node metastasis from upper respiratory and digestive tract
carcinoma varies from less than 1% to 85%. Ipsilateral metastasis occurs in more than 50 …

A predictable pattern of metastasis based on tumor histology and site of origin has been well
documented for most cancers that arise in the head and neck region. The current study …

Background Supraomohyoid neck dissection is an adequate operation for the elective
treatment of the neck for patients with oral cavity cancer. Squamous cell carcinoma of the …

Nonregional lymph node dissemination must be classified as distant metastasis but axillary
and mediastinal metastases can be part of a regional dissemination of the disease …

Lymphatic metastasis is the most important mechanism in the spread of head and neck
squamous cell carcinomas. In general lymph nodes are rather poor barriers to tumor cells [l] …

PURPOSE: One of the most striking qualities of cancer is its spread throughout the body.
The location of a metastatic mass may help to identify the primary tumor. Metastases to head …

Cancer of the head and neck is uncommon, consisting of less than 5% of all human cancers
in the United States.'The term “head and neck cancer” traditionally refers to malignant …