Axillary nodal metastasis at primary presentation of an oropharyngeal primary carcinoma : a case report and review of the literature

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dc.contributor.authorMckenzie, Bruce J.
dc.contributor.authorLoock, James W.
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-14T10:28:47Z
dc.date.available2010-12-14T10:28:47Z
dc.date.issued2009-08
dc.date.updated2010-10-28T10:37:25Z
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Axillary nodal metastasis is very rare in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The few cases reported in the literature all involve patients who have previously undergone either neck dissection alone, or neck dissection and radiotherapy to the neck, and subsequently develop delayed recurrences of disease, with axillary nodal involvement. Case presentation: We present the case of a 62-year-old man of Cape Malay ethnicity, who presented with an oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and cervical and axillary nodal metastasis at primary presentation. Conclusion: Whilst previous reports in the literature suggest routine examination of the axilla is advisable in patients with previously treated neck cancer and recurrence of head and neck cancer, we propose that the axilla should be routinely examined in new cases, particularly when there is involvement of the level 5 nodes.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPeer Reviewed
dc.format.extent3 p. : col. ill.
dc.identifier.citationMckenzie, BJ & Loock, JW 2009, 'Axillary nodal metastasis at primary presentation of an oropharyngeal primary carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature', Journal of Medical Case Reports, 3(1):7230.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1752-1947
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-7230
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/5100
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_ZA
dc.rights.holderBruce J Mckenzie et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_ZA
dc.subjectAxillary nodal metastasisen_ZA
dc.subjectNeck canceren_ZA
dc.subjectOropharynx -- Canceren_ZA
dc.subjectSquamous cell carcinomaen_ZA
dc.titleAxillary nodal metastasis at primary presentation of an oropharyngeal primary carcinoma : a case report and review of the literatureen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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