Fernández A J, Papí M, Espuch D, Chillón S, Talavera J
Servicio ORL, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2002 Feb;53(2):141-4. doi: 10.1016/s0001-6519(02)78293-9.
The presence of neck metastasis in patients with testicular germ cell neoplasms in a rare but well known phenomenon. The incidence of neck metastasis in testicular carcinoma has been reported to be present in a 5% of cases. When cervical metastasis occurs, surgical resection of the residual disease following chemotherapy and using a specific technique of modified neck dissection results in a surprisingly improvement of the prognosis.
睾丸生殖细胞肿瘤患者出现颈部转移是一种罕见但众所周知的现象。据报道,睾丸癌颈部转移的发生率为5%。当发生颈部转移时,化疗后对残留病灶进行手术切除并采用改良颈部清扫的特定技术,可使预后得到惊人的改善。