title: Metastases to lymph nodes of the head and neck from an unknown primary site.
abstract: Sixty-four patients with a metastasis to the head and neck from an unknown primary site were reviewed. Survival as a function of cell type, stage of disease, and mode of treatment was analyzed. Survival correlated best with stage of disease prior to treatment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004219:District of Columbia; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged