Head and Neck TumorsHead and Neck TumorsОпухоли головы и шеи2222-14682411-4634Publishing House ABV Press13410.17650/2222-1468-2012-0-4-53-58REVIEWSОБЗОРНЫЕ СТАТЬИSQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA METASTASES TO THE CERVICAL LYMPH NODES WITHOUT A PRIMARY FOCUS BEING DETECTEDМЕТАСТАЗЫ ПЛОСКОКЛЕТОЧНОГО РАКА В ЛИМФАТИЧЕСКИЕ УЗЛЫ ШЕИ БЕЗ ВЫЯВЛЕННОГО ПЕРВИЧНОГО ОЧАГАSaprinaO. A.СапринаО. А.
Russian Federation

Department of Craniomaxillofacial Tumors

Отделение опухолей черепно-челюстно-лицевой области

isabekian@mail.ruN.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, MoscowНИИ клинической онкологии ФГБНУ «Российский онкологический научный центр им. Н.Н. Блохина» РАМН, Москва150420122453581904201519042015Copyright ©; 2012, Saprina O.A.Copyright ©; 2012, Саприна О.А.2012Saprina O.A.Саприна О.А.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://ogsh.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/134

The paper presents a review of literature on the most unstudied problem in head and neck oncology — the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cervical lymph node metastases without a primary focus being detected.

В статье представлен обзор литературы по наиболее неизученной проблеме в онкологии опухолей головы и шеи — диагностике и лечению пациентов с метастазами в лимфатические узлы шеи без выявленного первичного очага.

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