During 1975-87, 105 patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip were surgically treated. All patients underwent radical resection of the tumor. Only the patients with palpable lymph nodes had a simultaneous neck dissection. All patients were followed up for at least 5 years. Of the 80 patients without palpable lymph nodes, only three developed lymph-node metastasis. Of the 25 patients with palpable lymph nodes who underwent modified neck dissection, four had recurrence of lymph-node metastasis at a different level. The over-all 5-year survival rate was 97\%. The survival rate for patients with lymph-node metastasis was 88\%.
Lymph-node metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the lip. A retrospective analysis of 105 cases / Califano, Luigi; A., Zupi; P. S., Massari; C., Giardino. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 0901-5027. - STAMPA. - 23:(1994), pp. 351-355.
Lymph-node metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the lip. A retrospective analysis of 105 cases.
CALIFANO, LUIGI;
1994
Abstract
During 1975-87, 105 patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lip were surgically treated. All patients underwent radical resection of the tumor. Only the patients with palpable lymph nodes had a simultaneous neck dissection. All patients were followed up for at least 5 years. Of the 80 patients without palpable lymph nodes, only three developed lymph-node metastasis. Of the 25 patients with palpable lymph nodes who underwent modified neck dissection, four had recurrence of lymph-node metastasis at a different level. The over-all 5-year survival rate was 97\%. The survival rate for patients with lymph-node metastasis was 88\%.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
