Prevalence of occult nodal metastases in squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Daniele BorsettoAnanth VijendrenGiovanni FranchinNeil DonnellyPatrick AxonMatthew SmithLiam MastersonManohar BanceAthanasios SaratziotisJerry PoleselPaolo Boscolo-RizzoJames Tysome

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)

The rate of occult cervical metastases in TBSCC increases with pathological T category with majority of nodal disease found in level II of the neck.

Keyphrases

squamous cell carcinoma
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
lymph node
risk factors
bone mineral density
locally advanced
lymph node metastasis
soft tissue
postmenopausal women