Difference between revisions of "Lymph node metastasis"
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**In the head & neck they are generally considered tumour replaced lymph nodes - though this appears to be evolving.<ref name=pmid25546631>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sarioglu | first1 = S. | last2 = Akbulut | first2 = N. | last3 = Iplikci | first3 = S. | last4 = Aydin | first4 = B. | last5 = Dogan | first5 = E. | last6 = Unlu | first6 = M. | last7 = Ellidokuz | first7 = H. | last8 = Ada | first8 = E. | last9 = Akman | first9 = F. | title = Tumor deposits in head and neck carcinomas. | journal = Head Neck | volume = 38 Suppl 1 | issue = | pages = E256-60 | month = Apr | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1002/hed.23981 | PMID = 25546631 }}</ref> | **In the head & neck they are generally considered tumour replaced lymph nodes - though this appears to be evolving.<ref name=pmid25546631>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sarioglu | first1 = S. | last2 = Akbulut | first2 = N. | last3 = Iplikci | first3 = S. | last4 = Aydin | first4 = B. | last5 = Dogan | first5 = E. | last6 = Unlu | first6 = M. | last7 = Ellidokuz | first7 = H. | last8 = Ada | first8 = E. | last9 = Akman | first9 = F. | title = Tumor deposits in head and neck carcinomas. | journal = Head Neck | volume = 38 Suppl 1 | issue = | pages = E256-60 | month = Apr | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1002/hed.23981 | PMID = 25546631 }}</ref> | ||
**In the colon and rectum tumour deposits are considered separately and not counted as lymph nodes. | **In the colon and rectum tumour deposits are considered separately and not counted as lymph nodes. | ||
*Benign thyroid inclusion - somewhat controversial, see ''[[aberrant thyroid tissue]]'' | *Benign thyroid inclusion - somewhat controversial, see ''[[aberrant thyroid tissue]]''.<ref name=pmid15744160 >{{Cite journal | last1 = León | first1 = X. | last2 = Sancho | first2 = FJ. | last3 = García | first3 = J. | last4 = Sañudo | first4 = JR. | last5 = Orús | first5 = C. | last6 = Quer | first6 = M. | title = Incidence and significance of clinically unsuspected thyroid tissue in lymph nodes found during neck dissection in head and neck carcinoma patients. | journal = Laryngoscope | volume = 115 | issue = 3 | pages = 470-4 | month = Mar | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1097/01.mlg.0000157841.63283.87 | PMID = 15744160 }}</ref> | ||
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