Journal Reviews

First signs of late nodal metastases

1 August 2017 | | oral cancer, first sign, lymph node metastasis, palpation, ultrasonography, computed tomography, subjective symptom, body mass index

This is a retrospective review of 65 patients who had late metastases during follow-up after initial curative treatment. They analyse the detection methods of palpation, ultrasound, CT and subjective symptoms. Palpation detected the nodes in 31 patients, ultrasound in 17,...