Lymph Node Drainage Flashcards
1
Q
What lymph node level does supraglottic cancer drain to?
A
level II, III, and IV
2
Q
What lymph node level does glottic cancer drain to?
A
Glottic cancers have almost no LN drainage, so LNs are not covered for stage I disease and rarely in stage II disease
3
Q
What lymph node level does subglottic cancer drain to?
A
level VI
4
Q
Hypopharyngeal cancers are richly drained by lymphatics and ~ 75% have nodal involvement at diagnosis. Which levels are involved?
A
levels II, III, VI, and V and RP LNs (level IV is covered as well)
