2016_Head & Neck COURSE BOOK

PRESENTATION OF DISEASE MASS IN THE NECK

PAIN AND WEIGHT LOSS

N CLASSIFICATION IN MAJORITY OF CASES: N2 (A,B OR C) MEDIAN NODE SIZE IS RANGING FROM 3.5 TO 5 CM

INVOLVEMENT OF LEVEL II FOLLOWED BY LEVEL III

BILATERAL INVOLVEMENT IN LESS THAN 10%

DESPITE AN ADEQUATE DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP, THE PRIMARY TUMOR CANNOT BE DETECTED IN APPROXIMATELY 2-3% OF PATIENTS

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