Retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
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2017, American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and SurgeryMetastatic retropharyngeal lymph nodes: Comparison of CT and MR imaging for diagnostic accuracy
2014, European Journal of RadiologyCitation Excerpt :Although medial RLNs are normally small and not visible on conventional imaging, metastatic and reactive lateral retropharyngeal lymphadenopathy can be usually visualized [1]. Lateral RLNs, also referred to as the nodes of Rouvière, usually lie at the level of the atlas and almost all lateral RLNs in patients with nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are located superior to the level of the axis [2]. Rouvière's anatomic dissections revealed that the most superior and lateral RLNs received afferent lymphatic drainage from the pharynx and other sites, with efferent drainage to the upper jugular lymph node chain [3].
Management of the Neck
2012, Clinical Radiation Oncology: Third EditionThe volume of retropharyngeal nodes predicts distant metastasis in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
2011, Oral OncologyCitation Excerpt :MRI has been proven to be superior to CT scan in delineating primary soft tissue invasion, subtle intracranial invasion and retropharyngeal nodes metastasis and has become more valuable in both staging and treatment planning for NPC management. The reported detection rates of retropharyngeal lymph nodes in NPC were 11.2–51.8% with CT scan3,5–9 and 51.8–93.5% with MRI.3,10–18 A higher rate of retropharyngeal nodes metastasis (97.2%) in the current study is related to patient selection – most of the patients in our study had more advanced disease compared to other studies which contained more early-stage patients.
Management of the Neck
2011, Clinical Radiation Oncology, Third Edition