Impact of cervical lymph node metastasis on transoral surgery for hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective multicenter study.
Koji UshiroYoshiki WatanabeYo KishimotoYoshitaka KawaiShintaro FujimuraRyo AsatoTakashi TsujimuraRyusuke HoriYohei KumabeKaori YasudaHisanobu TamakiTakehiro IkiYoshiharu KitaniKeisuke KurataTsuyoshi KojimaKuniaki TakataShinpei KadaShinji TakebayashiShogo ShinoharaKiyomi HamaguchiMasakazu MiyazakiTadashi IkenagaToshiki MaetaniHiroyuki HaradaTomoyuki HajiKoichi OmoriPublished in: Head & neck (2024)
In the absence of extracapsular invasion, regional control did not deteriorate without adjuvant therapy. If prophylactic neck dissection is not performed, careful follow-up is necessary if the primary lesion is T2 or greater.