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Prevalence and prognostic impact of retropharyngeal lymph nodes metastases in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: Meta-analysis of published literature.

Giancarlo TirelliNicoletta GardenalEnrico ZanelliDaniele BorsettoVeronica PhillipsAlberto Vito MarcuzzoJonathan FusseyJerry PoleselPaolo Boscolo Rizzo
Published in: Head & neck (2022)
The prevalence of RLNMs in OPSCC was 13%, being higher in tumors of the posterior pharyngeal wall. RLNMs were associated with unfavorable outcomes.
Keyphrases
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • lymph node
  • risk factors
  • systematic review
  • type diabetes
  • neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • sentinel lymph node
  • rectal cancer