Sublingual Lymph Node Metastasis in Early-Stage Floor of the Mouth Carcinoma

Metastasis to the sublingual lymph nodes is very rare in oral cavity cancers. We present an early-stage floor of the mouth (FOM) cancer case with metastasis to the sublingual lymph node. Even though the rate of metastatic sublingual lymph nodes is low, the uncommon presence of sublingual lymph node...

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Published in:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Main Authors: İsa Kaya, Kerem Öztürk, Göksel Turhal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkish Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Society 2017-12-01
Subjects:
floor of the mouth carcinoma
squamous cell carcinoma
sublingual region
lymph node metastasis
Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/sublingual-lymph-node-metastasis-in-early-stage-fl/43181
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Summary:Metastasis to the sublingual lymph nodes is very rare in oral cavity cancers. We present an early-stage floor of the mouth (FOM) cancer case with metastasis to the sublingual lymph node. Even though the rate of metastatic sublingual lymph nodes is low, the uncommon presence of sublingual lymph node metastasis in an early-stage FOM cancer case raises the question of routine FOM dissection. Further anatomic and pathologic studies addressing the rate and pattern of sublingual lymph node metastasis are warranted.
ISSN:2667-7474

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