Retropharyngeal lymph node metastases in head and neck malignancies

H. Hakan Coskun; Alfio Ferlito; Jesus E. Medina; K. Thomas Robbins; Juan P. Rodrigo; Primož Strojan; Carlos Suárez; Robert P. Takes; Julia A. Woolgar; Ashok R. Shaha; Remco De Bree; Alessandra Rinaldo; Carl E. Silver

doi:10.1002/hed.21526

Retropharyngeal lymph node metastases in head and neck malignancies

H. Hakan Coskun, Alfio Ferlito^*, Jesus E. Medina, K. Thomas Robbins, Juan P. Rodrigo, Primož Strojan, Carlos Suárez, Robert P. Takes, Julia A. Woolgar, Ashok R. Shaha, Remco De Bree, Alessandra Rinaldo, Carl E. Silver

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Abstract

Retropharyngeal lymph node (RPLN) metastasis of primary head and neck cancer often receives less consideration than lymph node metastasis in the neck. With improvements in imaging techniques and reports of surgical pathology, there is an improved understanding of the risk and subsequently the need for treatment of RPLNs. The rates of RPLN metastasis from carcinomas of the nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, postcricoid region, maxillary sinus, and cervical esophagus are sufficiently high to warrant routine treatment, either electively or therapeutically, of this region. Through improved diagnostic techniques and heightened awareness of RPLN metastasis, patients at risk of having these metastases can be treated more effectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1520-1529
Number of pages	10
Journal	Head and Neck
Volume	33
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.21526
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2011

Keywords

diagnosis
head and neck cancer
incidence
management
metastases
retropharyngeal lymph nodes

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Retropharyngeal lymph node metastases in head and neck malignancies

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