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[Evaluation of N staging of cervical lymph nodes with positive palpation in laryngeal carcinoma].
Cuiping Guan, B Liu, Jing Yu, Yuan Feng
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate N staging of cervical lymph nodes with positive palpation objectively. METHOD: Serial sections of lymph nodes of neck dissections with transparent methods were observed under light microscope. RESULT: 81 lymph nodes with pathological metastases were verified in 100 patients with 114 palpation positive lymph nodes. The correspondent rate was 71.1%. The correspondent rate of clinical N via pathological N staging was N1 35.6%, N2a 25.0%, N2b 58.3%, N2c 75.0%, N3 100.0% respectively. CONCLUSION: N staging judged only by palpation is not sufficient in clinic. It should be combined with other examinations.