title: [Cervical metastasis from testicular teratoma].
abstract: The presence of neck metastasis in patients with testicular germ cell neoplasms in a rare but well known phenomenon. The incidence of neck metastasis in testicular carcinoma has been reported to be present in a 5% of cases. When cervical metastasis occurs, surgical resection of the residual disease following chemotherapy and using a specific technique of modified neck dissection results in a surprisingly improvement of the prognosis.
authors: Servicio ORL, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante.
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Fernández
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Papí
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Espuch
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Chillón
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Talavera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013724:Teratoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed