title: [Incidence of lymph node metastases in epithelial neoplasms of the oral cavity: risk factors].
abstract: The incidence of pathological neck nodes metastases in a group of 60 patients with a diagnosis of oral squamous carcinoma is reviewed. Risk factors are a size of primary more than 4 cm and tumors of the anterior two-third of the tongue. Carcinomas of oral tongue, also of a size less than 4 cm (T1,T2), have a high incidence of subclinical metastases.
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009333:Neck; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: Incidenza di metastasi linfonodali nelle neoplasie epiteliali del cavo orale: fattori di rischio.