Study on the clinical characteristics, examination of cytology and the anatopathology of metastasis cervical lymph nodes in head – neck neoplasms and unknown metastasis cervical lymph nodes

ABSTRACT

Study on 171 patients who had metastasis cervical lymph nodes (132 males, 39 females) caused by head – neck neoplasm or unknown causes were diagnosed and surgery treated at Hospital K, Ha Noi from Dec 1998 to Jun 2001. The results showed that the clinical features can used to evaluate metastasis and to be basic for treatment strategy such as site, size, density, number, mobility, characters of skin on node’s surface. It is emphasized that cytology biopsy is very effective method in diagnosing metastasis cervical lymph nodes.