Clinical outcomes of patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma and retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis identified by FDG PET/CT.

PURPOSE: Retropharyngeal lymph node (RPLN) metastasis is an uncommon finding in patients with oral cavity squamous carcinoma (OSCC). We sought to investigate the clinical outcomes, clinicopathological characteristics, and the priority of treatment with curative intent in OSCC patients with RPLN invo...

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Main Authors: Jing-Ren Tseng, Tsung-Ying Ho, Chien-Yu Lin, Li-Yu Lee, Hung-Ming Wang, Chun-Ta Liao, Tzu-Chen Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3823565?pdf=render