Lymph node metastases in the neck from unknown primary tumour

John Jakobsen*, Pia Aschenfeldt, Jørgen Johansen, Karsten Jørgensen

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Abstract

During a 12-year period a total of 203 patients were referred to the oncologic center of Odense with lymph node metastases in the neck. Routine examinations on admission failed to detect the primary tumour in 37 patients. During follow-up, the primary was revealed in 18 of these patients, and in a further 8 cases it was found at autopsy. The primary was most often located in the head and neck region with a possibility of curative therapy. Patients with small neck node metastastes responsed well to treatment with neck dissection and radiotherapy, resulting in a 5-year crude survival rate of 53%.

Original languageEnglish
JournalActa Oncologica
Volume31
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)653-655
ISSN0284-186X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1. Jan 1992

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