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Xue K, Liu J, Liu Q, Zhang HK, Liu Q, Li J, Jiang XW, Zhao KQ, Gu Y, Song XL, Sun XC, Yu HM. Anatomical studies and early results on endoscopic transoral medial pterygomandibular fold approach to salvage retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. J Laryngol Otol 2024; 138:540-547. [PMID: 38348656 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215123002013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy is challenging. This study investigated a minimally invasive approach to salvage retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS An anatomical study of four fresh cadaveric heads was conducted to demonstrate the relevant details of retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy using the endoscopic transoral medial pterygomandibular fold approach. Six patients with nasopharyngeal cancer with retropharyngeal lymph node recurrence, who underwent retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy with the endoscopic transoral medial pterygomandibular fold technique at the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University from July to December 2021, were included in this study. RESULTS The anatomical study demonstrated that the endoscopic transoral medial pterygomandibular fold approach offers a short path and minimally invasive approach to the retropharyngeal space. The surgical procedure was well tolerated by all patients, with no significant post-operative complications. CONCLUSION The endoscopic transoral medial pterygomandibular fold approach is safe and efficient for retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy.
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- Kai Xue
- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Radiology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Hospital (Nanshan Hospital), Shenzhen City, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
- Research Units of New Technologies of Endoscopic Surgery in Skull Base Tumor (2018RU003), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, PR China
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Tzelnick S, Tsai J, Hosni A, Goldstein DP, de Almeida JR, Yao CMKL. A Comparison of Transoral Versus Transcervical Surgical Approaches to Retropharyngeal Lymphadenectomy: A Scoping Review. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2024; 53:19160216241265092. [PMID: 39077912 PMCID: PMC11289808 DOI: 10.1177/19160216241265092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/31/2024] Open
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IMPORTANCE A gap in knowledge exists concerning the functional outcomes and complications when comparing various surgical approaches for retropharyngeal lymph node (RPLN) metastases. OBJECTIVE To explore perioperative outcomes, functional outcomes, and complications associated in the treatment of RPLN metastases. DESIGN The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) protocol was used to conduct a scoping review of the PubMed and Scopus databases. REVIEW METHODS We systematically searched 2 databases from inception to January 2023 for articles examining the treatment approaches and postoperative outcomes in the retropharyngeal space. We included English records about surgical approaches, complications, functional outcomes for patients >18 years old with retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy. RESULTS One-hundred ninety-nine articles were identified, of which 17 were included in the analysis. Three studies assessed RPLN dissection in the postradiation setting. We identified limited knowledge about functional outcomes and complications following surgery for retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy. Overall, acute postoperative dysphagia was documented in 35/170 patients (20.5%). However, the assessment of dysphagia was limited, and not described in the majority of studies. The overall rate of postoperative neuropathy and hematoma were 4.1% and 4.7%, respectively. No postoperative hematomas were documented in the transcervical approach. CONCLUSION Our findings underscore the need for further research on postoperative outcomes following RPLN dissection. We recommend further studies focusing on objective swallow assessments and long-term outcomes of either surgical approaches.
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- Sharon Tzelnick
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Cancer Center—University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center—University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center—University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Cancer Center—University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Cancer Center—University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Princess Margaret Cancer Center—University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Russo E, Accorona R, Costantino A, Ferreli F, Malvezzi L, Pellini R, Colombo G, Wang CC, Spriano G, Mercante G, De Virgilio A. Different surgical approaches in retropharyngeal lymph nodes dissection in head and neck cancer: A systematic review. Auris Nasus Larynx 2022; 50:327-336. [PMID: 36184298 DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2022.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To perform a systematic review of studies analyzing different surgical approaches in the treatment of retropharyngeal lymph node (RPLN) metastases. METHODS The study was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS Twenty-one studies were included in the review, for a total of 481 patients (median age: 55.8 years; male: n = 279/393, 70.1%). The success rate by type of approach was 100% (n = 233/233), 93.5% (n = 29/31), 95.7% (n = 67/70), 100% (n = 14/14), 100% (n = 82/82), and 100% (n = 51/51) in the transcervical, endoscopic-assisted transcervical, TORS, transoral, maxillary swing and transmandibular cohorts, respectively. The complication rate by type of approach was 11.2% (n = 26/233), 48.4% (n = 15/31), 48.6% (n = 34/70), 14.3% (n = 2/14), 6.1% (n = 5/82) in the transcervical, endoscopic-assisted transcervical, TORS, transoral and maxillary swing cohorts, respectively. Oncological outcomes were reported by 17 studies (n = 404/481; 84%). Overall, after a median follow-up of 28 months (n = 339/481; IQR 23-40.5), no evidence of disease (NED) was found in 238 patients (58.9%), recurrence at the RPLNs in 14 (3.5%), local recurrence in 22 (5.4%), regional recurrence in 23 (5.7%), locoregional recurrence in 16 (4%), distant metastases in 42 (10.4%), death from disease in 36 (8.9%), death from other cause in 23 (5.7%), and death from unspecified cause in 26 (6.4%). CONCLUSIONS Further prospective randomized controlled trials are needed to provide direct comparison between different approaches for RPLNs dissection.
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- Elena Russo
- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, via Elio Chianesi 53, Rome, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Speech Language Pathology & Audiology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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Effects of Swallowing Rehabilitation Training with a Balloon Dilation Therapy on the Deglutition Function and Quality of Life of Patients with Dysphagia after Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:7496753. [PMID: 35990846 PMCID: PMC9388251 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7496753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Objective The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of swallowing rehabilitation training with a balloon dilation therapy on the deglutition function and quality of life of patients with dysphagia after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods The study was a retrospective study. The data of the 100 patients with dysphagia after NPC radiotherapy in our hospital between April 2021 and April 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were separated into the control group (n = 50) and experimental group (n = 50) according to their different treatments that were balloon dilation for the former and balloon dilation with swallowing rehabilitation training for the latter. The deglutition function, which was comprehensively evaluated by Kubota's water swallow test and assessments of penetration/aspiration and pharyngeal residue, and quality of life were compared between the two groups. Results The scores of Kubota's water swallow test, penetration aspiration scale (PAS), and Yale pharyngeal residue severity rating scale (YPR-SRS) in the experimental group after treatment were (2.04 ± 0.66), (2.92 ± 1.07), and (2.42 ± 0.90), respectively, which were remarkably lower than (2.58 ± 0.78), (4.38 ± 1.51), and (2.78 ± 0.86) in the control group, with distinct differences in the data between both the groups (P < 0.05). The quality of life of patients in the experimental group was distinctly better than that in the control group (P < 0.001). Conclusion Swallowing rehabilitation training in combination with a balloon dilation therapy can improve the deglutition function in patients with dysphagia after NPC radiotherapy as well as their quality of life, with a clinical application value.
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孙 希, 薛 凯, 刘 强, 张 焕, 刘 全, 蒋 晓, 赵 可, 顾 晔, 宋 小, 余 洪. [Endoscopic transoral retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy]. LIN CHUANG ER BI YAN HOU TOU JING WAI KE ZA ZHI = JOURNAL OF CLINICAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, HEAD, AND NECK SURGERY 2022; 36:81-86. [PMID: 35172541 PMCID: PMC10128319 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective:The aim of this study is to explore the anatomy and surgical approach of retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy via endoscopic transoral approach. Methods:The retropharyngeal spaces were studied with three fresh frozen cadaver head (6 sides) in the anatomical laboratory of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University through endoscopic transoral approach. The superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, medial pterygoid muscle, tendon of tensor veli palatini muscle, fat of prestyloid space, ascending palatine artery and its branches, styloglossus, stylopharyngeus, stylohyoideus, external carotid artery, levator veli palatini, carotid sheath, ascending pharyngeal artery and longus capitis muscle were revealed in order. The above-mentioned structures were photographed with a 0° Karl Storz nasal endoscope and adjacent relationships were recorded. A case of metastatic retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy was reviewed and the surgical methods and techniques of retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy via endoscopic transoral approach were introduced in detail. Results:The retropharyngeal space and related anatomical structures were exposed through endoscopic transoral approach in all specimens. The styloglossus, stylopharyngius and levator veli palatini are the markers of locating the internal carotid artery. The superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, medial pterygoid muscle, styloid muscle group, longus capitis muscle and carotid sheath are the markers that can be used to locate the retropharyngeal lymph nodes. Ascending palatine artery, ascending pharyngeal artery and internal carotid artery are the main arteries involved in retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy via endoscopic transoral approach. Conclusion:Endoscopic transoral approach is a new surgical technique to perform retropharyngeal lymphadenectomy safely and completely.
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- 希才 孙
- 复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院耳鼻咽喉科(上海,200031)Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- 复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院耳鼻咽喉科(上海,200031)Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- 复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院放射科Department of Radiology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University
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- 复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院耳鼻咽喉科(上海,200031)Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- 复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院耳鼻咽喉科(上海,200031)Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- 华中科技大学协和深圳医院(南山人民医院)耳鼻咽喉科Department of Otolaryngology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital[Nanshan Hospital]
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- 复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院耳鼻咽喉科(上海,200031)Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- 复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院耳鼻咽喉科(上海,200031)Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- 复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院耳鼻咽喉科(上海,200031)Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
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- 复旦大学附属眼耳鼻喉科医院耳鼻咽喉科(上海,200031)Department of Otolaryngology, Eye & ENT Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200031, China
- 中国医学科学院内镜下鼻颅底肿瘤外科治疗技术创新单元(2018RU003)Research Units of New Technologies of Endoscopic Surgery in Skull Base Tumor[2018RU003], Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
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See A, Chu C, Kiong KL, Teo C, Tan HK, Wong EWY, Chan JYK, Tsang RKY, Chan J, Chang KP, Chien CY, Hao SP, Chen M, Lim CM. Surgical salvage of recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer- a multi-institutional review. Oral Oncol 2021; 122:105556. [PMID: 34688054 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Anna See
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Surgery Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Surgery Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Surgery Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Surgery Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, NT East, Hong Kong
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, NT East, Hong Kong
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- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore; Surgery Academic Clinical Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.
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Ng WT, Tsang RKY, Beitler JJ, de Bree R, Coca-Pelaz A, Eisbruch A, Guntinas-Lichius O, Lee AWM, Mäkitie AA, Mendenhall WM, Nuyts S, Rinaldo A, Robbins KT, Rodrigo JP, Silver CE, Simo R, Smee R, Strojan P, Takes RP, Ferlito A. Contemporary management of the neck in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Head Neck 2021; 43:1949-1963. [PMID: 33780074 DOI: 10.1002/hed.26685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Up to 85% of the patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma present with regional nodal metastasis. Although excellent nodal control is achieved with radiotherapy, a thorough understanding of the current TNM staging criteria and pattern of nodal spread is essential to optimize target delineation and minimize unnecessary irradiation to adjacent normal tissue. Selective nodal irradiation with sparing of the lower neck and submandibular region according to individual nodal risk is now emerging as the preferred treatment option. There has also been continual refinement in staging classification by incorporating relevant adverse nodal features. As for the uncommon occurrence of recurrent nodal metastasis after radiotherapy, surgery remains the standard of care.
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- Wai Tong Ng
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Otolaryngology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.,Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias-University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, IUOPA, CIBERONC, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.,Clinical Oncology Center, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, HUS Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Research Program in Systems Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Division of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory of Experimental Radiotherapy, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Udine School of Medicine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Southern Illinois University Medical School, Springfield, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias-University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.,Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias, IUOPA, CIBERONC, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Departement of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck and Thyroid Oncology Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Prince of Wales Cancer Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- International Head and Neck Scientific Group, Padua, Italy
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