Indication of elective contralateral neck dissection in squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx Indicação do esvaziamento eletivo contralateral no carcinoma espinocelular da hipofaringe

Lymph node metastases (LNM) are common in hypophariyngeal carcinomas; the neck dissection is an important therapeutic approach. AIM: to analyze the incidence and distribution of LNM and failures in treating the contralateral neck. METHODS: a retrospective study of 174 patients with hypopharyngeal ca...

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Main Authors: Ali Amar, Rogério Aparecido Dedivitis, Abrão Rapoport, André Luiz Quarteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942009000400004