A total of 66 patients (17 patients with oral cavity cancer and 49 with oropharyngeal cancer) underwent perifacial lymph node dissections. Of these, three (two with oral cavity tumors and one with an oropharynx tumor) had clinically positive node in level I.

2023年5月22日 · PERIFACIAL NODES. The retrovascular and prevascular lymph nodes are also defined by some authors as perifacial nodes (PFN), because of their relation to the AVF. Despite the similar name, these nodes do not belong to the facial node group.

We present a case report of a patient who was previously treated with transoral robotic surgery (TORS) and SND of levels II-IV with delayed recurrence in a level Ib perifacial lymph node that appeared about four years after the initial surgery.

2022年11月10日 · This case report of an unusual recurrence to a level Ib perifacial lymph node from a tonsillar primary SCC highlights a unique pattern of metastasis from an oropharyngeal primary site.

2024年2月28日 · Perifacial lymph nodes are one of the suspected groups to be affected in metastasis and also missed in dissection due to position. So separate evaluation of this group is important surgically. Nodal involvement in oral squamous cell carcinoma is common due to its lymphatic spread.

In the setting of cN0 disease, lymph node metastases predominantly occur in levels I (IA and IB including perifacial nodes), IIA, and III. 17 Older data suggest that level IV lymph metastases are less common (9%), and level V metastases are rare (2%).

2024年8月12日 · Pre-vascular facial nodes (PV-FNs; perifacial lymph nodes) are supra-mandibular lymph nodes above the inferior border of the mandible. These are not part of routine neck dissection done for OCSCC. These lymph nodes can be sentinel station for metastatic lymph nodes from gingivobuccal complex cancers and are missed during routine neck dissection.

Results: The current study demonstrated that 19 (8.22%) out of 231 patients showed ipsilateral isolated perifacial lymph node involvement. The incidence of isolated perifacial nodes did not differ significantly between the oral tongue (7.14%) and buccal mucosa (7.75%).

2024年2月29日 · Nodal involvement in oral squamous cell carcinoma is common due to its lymphatic spread. First echelon group of lymph nodes are to be removed in such scenarios. Perifacial lymph nodes are one of...

2016年3月24日 · Isolated perifacial node metastasis is high in oral squamous cell carcinoma with a clinically node-negative neck. The incidence of isolated perifacial involvement is high in cases of buccal mucosal and tongue cancers.