Pretreatment neck node biopsy, distant metastases, and survival in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Pretreatment neck node biopsy had been performed on 50 of 422 patients who had cervical node metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma when initially seen. Multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model shows that pretreatment node biopsy is not a significant determinant of distant me...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Head & neck 1993-07, Vol.15 (4), p.296-299
Hauptverfasser:	LEUNG, S. F, TEO, P. M. L, FOO, W. W. L, VAN HASSELT, C. A, SHIU, W. C. T, TING, C. L, LAU, J. T. F
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Carcinoma - drug therapy Carcinoma - pathology Carcinoma - secondary Combined Modality Therapy Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Lymph Nodes - pathology Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology Male Medical sciences Multivariate Analysis Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - drug therapy Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms - pathology Neck Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology Neoplasm Staging Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Proportional Hazards Models Retrospective Studies Sex Factors Survival Rate Tumors Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Pretreatment neck node biopsy had been performed on 50 of 422 patients who had cervical node metastases from nasopharyngeal carcinoma when initially seen. Multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model shows that pretreatment node biopsy is not a significant determinant of distant metastases, survival, or recurrence in the neck. Results of similar studies are reviewed and the role of pretreatment node biopsy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma discussed.
ISSN:	1043-3074 1097-0347
DOI:	10.1002/hed.2880150405