Lymph-node metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the lip. A retrospective analysis of 105 cases.
During 1975-87, 105 patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip were surgically treated. All patients underwent radical resection of the tumor. Only the patients with palpable lymph nodes had a simultaneous neck dissection. All patients were followed up for at least 5 years. Of the 80 patients without palpable lymph nodes, only three developed lymph-node metastasis. Of the 25 patients with palpable lymph nodes who underwent modified neck dissection, four had recurrence of lymph-node metastasis at a different level. The over-all 5-year survival rate was 97%. The survival rate for patients with lymph-node metastasis was 88%.
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Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, School of Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University of Naples, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate