title: Management of cervical metastasis.
abstract: Cervical metastasis from head and neck cancer is a common occurrence. Despite improvements in diagnostic modalities and treatment options, survival in this group of patients has not changed appreciably over the past few decades. Cervical metastasis portends a poor prognosis and also presents a diagnostic and treatment dilemma for the head and neck oncologist. This article reviews the current state of the art in the diagnosis and treatment of this difficult group of patients and the literature on the topic.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Louisville, Myers Hall, Louisville, KY 40292, USA. ejlent01@louisville.edu
authors.forename: Eric J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lentsch
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009333:Neck; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy