Diagnostic procedures in obscure cervical nodes in adults
Wolfensberger, M.
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue Therapeutique 52(11): 763-767
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-5930 PMID: 7502254 Document Number: 442613
Cervical masses in adult patients should be regarded as metastatic until proven otherwise. Work-up must therefore begin with a thorough search for a possible primary cancer. 90% of all head and neck primaries that present with a cervical mass are located in the oral cavity, pharynx or larynx. Pain biopsy be performed.