Table 5 Suggested guidelines for the treatment of the neck of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity or oropharynx
| Â | Oral cavity cN0 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Oropharynx cN0 | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (ventral) tongue | floor of tue mouth | hard palate | upper gingiva | lower gingiva | buccal mucosa | base of tongue | tonsillar fossa | soft palate | pharnygeal wall (dorsal) |
submental (IA) | b | i | Â | i | i | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
submandibular (IB) | b | i | b | b | i | i | Â | i | i | Â |
ventral jugular sup. (IIA) | b | i | b | b | i | i | b | i | b | b |
dorsal jugular sup. (IIB) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b | i | b | b |
jugular medial (III) | b | i | b | b | i | i | b | i | b | b |
jugular inferior (IV) | b | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b | i | b | b |
cerv. post. prof. (VA) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
supraclavicular (VB) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
retropharyngeal | Â | Â | b | b | Â | Â | Â | Â | b | b |
| Â | Oral cavity cN+ | Â | Â | Â | Â | Oropharynx cN+ | Â | Â | ||
| Â | (ventral) tongue | floor of the mouth | hard palate | upper gingiva | lower gingiva | buccal mucosa | base of tongue | tonsillar fossa | soft palate | pharnygeal wall (dorsal) |
submental (IA) | b | i | b | b | i | i | Â | Â | Â | Â |
submandibular (IB) | b | i | b | b | i | i | Â | i | i | i |
ventral jugular sup. (IIA) | b | i | b | b | i | i | b | b | b | b |
dorsal jugular sup. (IIB) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b | b | b | b |
jugular medial (III) | b | i | b | b | i | i | b | b | b | b |
jugular inferior (IV) | b | i | b | b | i | b | b | b | b | b |
cerv. post. prof. (VA) | b | i | b | b | i | b | b | b | b | b |
supraclavicular (VB) | b | i | b | b | i | b | Â | Â | Â | Â |
retropharyngeal | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b | b | b |