Table 6 Suggested guidelines for the treatment of the neck of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, larynx or nasopharynx
| Â | Hypopharynx cN0 | Larynx cN0 | Nasopharynx cN0 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | pyriform sinus | pharyngeal wall | esophageal extension | supraglottic | glottic | subglottic | posterior part | Â |
submental (IA) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
submandibular (IB) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
ventral jugular sup. (IIA) | b | b | b | b | b | i | i | b |
dorsal jugular sup. (IIB) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b |
jugular medial (III) | b | b | b | b | b | b | b | b |
jugular inferior (IV) | b | b | b | b | b | b | b | b |
cerv. post. prof. (VA) | Â | Â | b | Â | Â | Â | Â | b |
supraclavicular (VB) | Â | Â | b | Â | Â | Â | Â | b |
infrahyoidal (VI) | Â | i | i | b | b | Â | Â | Â |
prelaryngeal (VI) | Â | i | i | Â | b | b | Â | Â |
pretracheal (VI) | Â | i | i | Â | b | b | Â | Â |
paratracheal (VI) | i | i | i | Â | b | b | b | Â |
retropharyngeal | Â | b | b | Â | Â | Â | Â | b |
faciales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
parotidal | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Hypopharynx cN+ | Larynx cN+ | Nasopharynx cN+ | |||||
| Â | pyriform sinus | pharyngeal wall | esophageal extension | supraglottic | glottic | subglottic | posterior part | Â |
submental (IA) | Â | b | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
submandibular (IB) | Â | b | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b |
ventral jugular sup. (IIA) | b | b | b | b | b | i | b | b |
dorsal jugular sup. (IIB) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b |
jugular medial (III) | b | b | b | b | b | b | b | b |
jugular inferior (IV) | b | b | b | b | b | b | b | b |
cerv. post. prof. (VA) | b | b | b | Â | b | b | b | b |
supraclavicular (VB) | b | b | b | Â | b | b | b | b |
infrahyoidal (VI) | i | i | i | b | b | Â | Â | Â |
prelaryngeal (VI) | i | i | i | Â | b | b | Â | Â |
pretracheal (VI) | i | i | i | Â | b | b | Â | Â |
paratracheal (VI) | i | i | i | Â | b | b | b | Â |
retropharyngeal | b | b | b | Â | Â | Â | Â | b |
faciales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b |
parotidal | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | b |