title: [Distant metastases of malignant tumors of head and neck].
abstract: The charts of 176 previously untreated patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who completed treatment during 2006 in Oro-Maxillo-Facial Clinic, UMF "Carol Davila" Bucharest were reviewed. These patients had no evidence of distant metastases when initially evaluated. The overall incidence of distant metastases was 27.84%, varying from 10.52% for buccal mucosa to 63.63% for tongue and floor of the mouth (p < 0.05). 80% of the metastases were detected within two years after treatment. The rate also increased with the T and N classification; however, the N stage had greater influence on the rate of metastases than the T stage.
authors.affiliation: Clinica de Chirurgie Oro-Maxilo-Facială, Spitalul Clinic de Chirurgie Oro-Maxilo-Facială, U.M.E "Carol Davila", Bucureşti. cosmintotan@gmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Totan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dincă
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Negureanu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vlădan
authors.forename: Al
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bucur
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D016896:Treatment Outcome