UNASSIGNED: The treatment of lymph node @entity3 involving the carotid artery is controversial. The aim of the present study was to determine the outcomes of @entity135 @entity1 with radiographic carotid artery involvement in neck @entity3 . A total of 27 @entity1 with @entity135 and radiologically diagnosed advanced @entity3 involving the common carotid artery or internal carotid artery were enrolled. All @entity1 underwent a primary or salvage neck dissection and surgical carotid peeling. The oncological outcome and survival of all @entity1 were analyzed. Loco-regional control was observed in 13 of the 27 @entity1 (48.1%). During follow-up, five @entity1 (18.5%) developed second primaries and 11 (40.7%) developed distant @entity3 . The survival time was poor independent of regional control. The median overall survival was 1.55 years and disease-free survival was 0.71 year. Radiographic carotid artery involvement in neck @entity3 in @entity135 appears to correlate with a poor long-term prognosis, with a high rate of distant @entity3 despite loco-regional control.

Clinical impact of radiographic carotid artery involvement in neck @entity3 from XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity135 :: ('MESH:D006258', 'Disease') :: ['head and neck cancer'] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['metastases']
@entity135 :: (MESH:D006258,Disease) :: ['head and neck cancer']
