Management of the N0 neck--reference or preference.
For patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract, appropriate management of the regional lymph nodes is an important and often controversial issue that has significant influence on survival. Over the years radical treatment either by surgery or radiotherapy contributed to improvement in prognosis. Recently, a more conservative approach has achieved a similar level of cancer control with less morbidity. This review considers the issues of selection of patients for treatment of the neck, choice of modality and extent of therapy, treatment of the contralateral neck, management of recurrence and influence of the site and status of the primary lesion.
Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Center, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China.
William I
WI
Wei
Alfio
A
Ferlito
Alessandra
A
Rinaldo
Christine G
CG
Gourin
John
J
Lowry
Wai Kuen
WK
Ho
C René
CR
Leemans
Ashok R
AR
Shaha
Carlos
C
Suárez
Gary L
GL
Clayman
K Thomas
KT
Robbins
Patrick J
PJ
Bradley
Carl E
CE
Silver
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009333:Neck; D037981:Neck Dissection; D018579:Patient Selection