Lymph Node Metastases in the Neck from Unknown Primary Tumour

Authors

  • John Jakobsen Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pathology and Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
  • Pia Aschenfeldt Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pathology and Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
  • Jørgen Johansen Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pathology and Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
  • Karsten Jørgensen Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Pathology and Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869209083848

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%.

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Published

1992-01-01

How to Cite

Jakobsen, J., Aschenfeldt, P., Johansen, J., & Jørgensen, K. (1992). Lymph Node Metastases in the Neck from Unknown Primary Tumour. Acta Oncologica, 31(6), 653–655. https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869209083848

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 6 (1992): Acta Oncologica

Section

Articles