title: [Neoplastic adenopathies of the neck: role of tumors of the oral cavity and salivary glands].
abstract: The Authors report a series of 386 non-selected cases of cervical adenopathies with systemic (23.1%) and secondary (76.9%) tumors, treated using both simple biopsy and radical surgery. The predominant sites were right (29.0%) and left (23.6%) laterocervical. Histological tests revealed that in relation to metastatic adenopathies the predominant histotype in the series as a whole was squamous carcinoma (29.5%). Within the scope of metastatic adenopathies, tumors of the oral cavity or salivary glands, if taken together, account for the highest percentage of incidence: 14.2%. Three points emerge from an analysis of the data: 1) in the presence of lymph node tumors of the cervical district, taken as a whole, approximately 21.8% may be attributed to tumors of the oral cavity and salivary glands; 2) in the context of metastatic adenopathies, the predominant histotype is squamous carcinoma, 38.4%; 3) the presence of a high percentage of metastatic adenopathies of the neck due to cancer of the oral cavity and adjacent salivary glands always requires the greatest care to commence integrated chemo-radio-surgical treatment of prevent efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia, Ospedale Maria Vittoria, Torino.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caldarola
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Allone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arese
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gallo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Adenopatie neoplastiche del collo: ruolo dei tumori del cavo orale e delle ghiandole salivari.