[Comparative study of the significance of lymphadenopathy in carcinomas of the hypopharynx, larynx and epiglottis. 574 cases].
The significance of the absence or presence of lymphadenopathy is not the same in relation to the site of the primary tumour. This study involved 574 cases, including 213 carcinomas of the piriform fossa and 361 laryngeal carcinomas, and revealed errors of omission (No - N+) in carcinomas of the piriforme fossa (50% cases) and the possibility of errors of commission (N not equal to - N - in carcinomas of the larynx. This merely confirmed the high level of lymphatic affinity of carcinomas of the piriform fossa, but at the same time emphasised the relative reliability of the clinical assessment of relevent classifications.
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications; D004825:Epiglottis; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis
Etude comparative de la signification des adénopathies dans les cancers de l'hypopharynx, du larynx et de la margelle. A propos de 574 dossiers.