TY  - JOUR
TI  - PREDICTING MALIGNANCY IN CERVICAL LYMPH NODE: CLINICAL RESULTS
AB  - Background: The history of the patient, examination findings and imaging modalities are important to determine the etiological factorsin lymphadenopathies, A good knowledge of the predictive values of malignancy, prevents loss of time and unnecessary surgeries. The aimof this study was to evaluate the pathology results of patients who underwent excisional lymph node biopsy and to examine the parametersthat can be used in predicting malignancy.Methods: Patients who underwent excisional lymph node biopsy due to cervical lymphadenopathy were included in the study andpatient files were retrospectively scanned. The demographic information of the patients and region, side, size, consistency, and localizationof the lymph node were recorded. Preoperative screening techniques, postoperative complications and pathological diagnosis were alsorecorded. Parameters that can be used to predict malignancy, were determined from these data.Results: The study included a total of 133 patients, comprising 60 (45.1%) males and 73 (54.9%) females. Malignant lesions were foundat a significantly higher rate in patients aged >40 years (p=0.003). Supraclavicular, rigid and ≥3 cm lymphadenopathies had a high risk ofmalignancy, although not at a statistically significant level.Conclusion: Age is a parameter that can be used in the prediction of malignancy in cervical lymphadenopathies
AU  - ERBEK, Selim Sermed
AU  - HETEMOĞLU, Elif Koçlu
PY  - 2019
JO  - KBB-Forum
VL  - 18
IS  - 1
SN  - 1303-3263
SP  - 28
EP  - 32
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/337964
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