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Correlation between the incidence of central nodal necrosis in cervical lymph node metastasis and the extent of differentiation in oral squamous cell carcinoma

¹ Department of Oral Diagnostic Science, Kyushu Dental College, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan; ² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyushu Dental College, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu 803-8580, Japan

View larger version (109K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 All lymph nodes were divided into three groups based on CT findings according to characteristics of density within lymph nodes. (A) Lymph node (arrowhead) has a homogeneous density on the axial CT scan. (B) Lymph node (arrowhead) has a heterogeneous density on the axial CT scan. (C) Lymph node (arrowhead) has a central nodal necrosis on the axial CT scan

View larger version (117K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 (A) Lymph node (arrowhead) corresponding to specimen of Figure 2B has a central nodal necrosis on the axial CT scan. (B) The whole pathological finding of the lymph node in Figure 2A. The lymph node is filled with well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. (C) Magnification of Figure 2B. The lymph node in Figure 2A,B shows a dilatation of the vessels of the capsule (arrowheads)