Journal Reviews

The lateral neck cystic mass – diagnostic dilemma

1 December 2018 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Branchial cleft cyst, Cystic lymph node metastasis, Cystic neck mass, Fine needle aspiration cytology, HPV DNA

Solitary cystic masses in the lateral neck can present a significant diagnostic dilemma. These cystic masses often develop in young adults distinguishing a branchial cleft cyst from a cystic lymph node with imaging and even high-quality fine needle aspiration cytology...

Significance of exterior capsular spread in a clinically negative neck

1 August 2017 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | oral cancer, lymph node metastasis, extracapsular spread, recurrence, survival

This is a retrospective paper from Zagreb of 61 patients with a clinically T1-T3 N0 squamous cell carcinoma undergoing primary surgical treatment. All patients had a level I-IIII/IV elective neck dissection. Those who had adverse histological features, including extracapsular spread,...

First signs of late nodal metastases

1 August 2017 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | oral cancer, first sign, lymph node metastasis, palpation, ultrasonography, computed tomography, subjective symptom, body mass index

This is a retrospective review of 65 patients who had late metastases during follow-up after initial curative treatment. They analyse the detection methods of palpation, ultrasound, CT and subjective symptoms. Palpation detected the nodes in 31 patients, ultrasound in 17,...