Your browser version may not work well with NCBI's Web applications. More information here...
1: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Sep;263(9):872-4. Epub 2006 Jul 8.Click here to read Links

Supraclavicular lymph node: incidence of unsuspected metastatic prostate cancer.

Internal Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025, USA. kh2231@columbia.edu

An uncommon presentation of prostate carcinoma to the supraclavicular lymph nodes is herein reviewed. With prompt diagnosis and treatment, patient survival can be extended. A high index of suspicion is necessary to make the diagnosis. The clinical features of four cases involving metastatic prostate carcinoma will be discussed.

PMID: 16830117 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]