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Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to central compartment (level 6) lymph nodes

Authors

  • Ilya Likhterov MD,

    1. Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York
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  • Meghan E. Rowe BA,

    Corresponding author
    1. Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York
    2. Thyroid, Head and Neck Cancer (THANC) Foundation, New York, New York

    • Send correspondence to Meghan E. Rowe, THANC Foundation, 10 Union Square East Suite 5B, New York, NY 10003. E-mail: mrowe@thancfoundation.org

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  • Azita S. Khorsandi MD,

    1. Department of Radiology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, U.S.A
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  • Mark L. Urken MD

    1. Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York
    2. Thyroid, Head and Neck Cancer (THANC) Foundation, New York, New York
    3. Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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  • The authors have no other funding, financial relationships, or conflicts of interest to disclose.

  • This work was funded by the Thyroid, Head and Neck Cancer (THANC) Foundation.

Abstract

Alterations to drainage pathways in the head and neck as a result of surgical manipulation are not well understood. We present two unusual cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to the level 6 nodal compartment following extensive treatment. Both oral squamous cell carcinoma cases exhibited metastases to the central neck compartment following extensive surgery and radiation. Each patient had prior history of multifocal oral cavity disease and recurrent neck metastases requiring salvage lymphadenectomy. Surgical interventions may alter the usual lymphatic drainage patterns. In cases of extensive treatment, all levels of the neck should be monitored for lymph node recurrence. Laryngoscope, 126:1803–1805, 2016

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DOI

10.1002/lary.25740

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Keywords

  • Oral cavity;
  • radiation therapy;
  • reconstructive surgery;
  • central neck metastasis;
  • lymphatic drainage

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  • Thyroid, Head and Neck Cancer (THANC) Foundation

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