title: [Metastases to cervical nodes from unknown primary tumor].
abstract: The authors presented clinical analysis of 19 patients with cervical nodes metastases from an unknown primary site, treated in Department of Otolaryngology Medical University of Gdańsk in the period from 1981 to 1998. As the primary site of cancer was not found, basing on histopathological and clinical examination 4 patients underwent surgical treatment and in 15 patients combined therapy was applied. In two cases primary tumor was found in lung and trachea after a four months of treatment initiation. Treatment failure was observed in 12 cases, 7 patients survived, 2 of them over 4 years.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Chorób Uszu, Nosa, Gardła i Krtani AM w Gdańsku.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuczkowski
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ozdziński
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stankiewicz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kozłowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamiński
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kobierska
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology* / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome