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Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Head and Neck

MedGen UID:
1698253
Concept ID:
C5206675
Neoplastic Process

Definition

The spread of a malignant neoplasm to the head and neck. This may be from a primary head and neck malignant neoplasm, or from a malignant neoplasm at a distant site. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Kibbi N, Owen JL, Worley B, Wang JX, Harikumar V, Downing MB, Aasi SZ, Aung PP, Barker CA, Bolotin D, Bordeaux JS, Cartee TV, Chandra S, Cho NL, Choi JN, Chung KY, Cliby WA, Dorigo O, Eisen DB, Fujisawa Y, Golda N, Halfdanarson TR, Iavazzo C, Jiang SIB, Kanitakis J, Khan A, Kim JYS, Kuzel TM, Lawrence N, Leitao MM Jr, MacLean AB, Maher IA, Mittal BB, Nehal KS, Ozog DM, Pettaway CA, Ross JS, Rossi AM, Servaes S, Solomon MJ, Thomas VD, Tolia M, Voelzke BB, Waldman A, Wong MK, Zhou Y, Arai N, Brackett A, Ibrahim SA, Kang BY, Poon E, Alam M
JAMA Oncol 2022 Apr 1;8(4):618-628. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7148. PMID: 35050310
Chattopadhyay C, Kim DW, Gombos DS, Oba J, Qin Y, Williams MD, Esmaeli B, Grimm EA, Wargo JA, Woodman SE, Patel SP
Cancer 2016 Aug 1;122(15):2299-312. Epub 2016 Mar 15 doi: 10.1002/cncr.29727. PMID: 26991400Free PMC Article
Marur S, Forastiere AA
Mayo Clin Proc 2016 Mar;91(3):386-96. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.12.017. PMID: 26944243

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Weaver AN, Lakritz S, Mandair D, Ulanja MB, Bowles DW
Head Neck 2023 May;45(5):1315-1326. Epub 2023 Mar 1 doi: 10.1002/hed.27307. PMID: 36859797
Vengaloor Thomas T, Packianathan S, Bhanat E, Albert A, Abraham A, Gordy X, Kanakamedala M, Mehta D, Vijayakumar S
Head Neck 2020 Aug;42(8):2194-2201. Epub 2020 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/hed.26144. PMID: 32220043
Marziliano A, Teckie S, Diefenbach MA
Head Neck 2020 Apr;42(4):732-738. Epub 2019 Nov 27 doi: 10.1002/hed.26023. PMID: 31777131
López F, Rodrigo JP, Cardesa A, Triantafyllou A, Devaney KO, Mendenhall WM, Haigentz M Jr, Strojan P, Pellitteri PK, Bradford CR, Shaha AR, Hunt JL, de Bree R, Takes RP, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2016 Jan;38(1):147-55. Epub 2015 May 22 doi: 10.1002/hed.23872. PMID: 25242350Free PMC Article
Bernier J, Cooper JS, Pajak TF, van Glabbeke M, Bourhis J, Forastiere A, Ozsahin EM, Jacobs JR, Jassem J, Ang KK, Lefèbvre JL
Head Neck 2005 Oct;27(10):843-50. doi: 10.1002/hed.20279. PMID: 16161069

Diagnosis

Kibbi N, Owen JL, Worley B, Wang JX, Harikumar V, Downing MB, Aasi SZ, Aung PP, Barker CA, Bolotin D, Bordeaux JS, Cartee TV, Chandra S, Cho NL, Choi JN, Chung KY, Cliby WA, Dorigo O, Eisen DB, Fujisawa Y, Golda N, Halfdanarson TR, Iavazzo C, Jiang SIB, Kanitakis J, Khan A, Kim JYS, Kuzel TM, Lawrence N, Leitao MM Jr, MacLean AB, Maher IA, Mittal BB, Nehal KS, Ozog DM, Pettaway CA, Ross JS, Rossi AM, Servaes S, Solomon MJ, Thomas VD, Tolia M, Voelzke BB, Waldman A, Wong MK, Zhou Y, Arai N, Brackett A, Ibrahim SA, Kang BY, Poon E, Alam M
JAMA Oncol 2022 Apr 1;8(4):618-628. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7148. PMID: 35050310
Vengaloor Thomas T, Packianathan S, Bhanat E, Albert A, Abraham A, Gordy X, Kanakamedala M, Mehta D, Vijayakumar S
Head Neck 2020 Aug;42(8):2194-2201. Epub 2020 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/hed.26144. PMID: 32220043
López F, Rodrigo JP, Cardesa A, Triantafyllou A, Devaney KO, Mendenhall WM, Haigentz M Jr, Strojan P, Pellitteri PK, Bradford CR, Shaha AR, Hunt JL, de Bree R, Takes RP, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2016 Jan;38(1):147-55. Epub 2015 May 22 doi: 10.1002/hed.23872. PMID: 25242350Free PMC Article
Gunaratne DA, Coleman HG, Lim L, Morgan GJ
Am J Case Rep 2015 Jul 1;16:415-9. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.893918. PMID: 26126621Free PMC Article
Yeoh MS, Smart RJ, Ghali GE
Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2015 Mar;23(1):95-104. Epub 2014 Dec 8 doi: 10.1016/j.cxom.2014.10.003. PMID: 25707568

Therapy

Lacas B, Carmel A, Landais C, Wong SJ, Licitra L, Tobias JS, Burtness B, Ghi MG, Cohen EEW, Grau C, Wolf G, Hitt R, Corvò R, Budach V, Kumar S, Laskar SG, Mazeron JJ, Zhong LP, Dobrowsky W, Ghadjar P, Fallai C, Zakotnik B, Sharma A, Bensadoun RJ, Ruo Redda MG, Racadot S, Fountzilas G, Brizel D, Rovea P, Argiris A, Nagy ZT, Lee JW, Fortpied C, Harris J, Bourhis J, Aupérin A, Blanchard P, Pignon JP; MACH-NC Collaborative Group
Radiother Oncol 2021 Mar;156:281-293. Epub 2021 Jan 27 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.01.013. PMID: 33515668Free PMC Article
Cohen EEW, Soulières D, Le Tourneau C, Dinis J, Licitra L, Ahn MJ, Soria A, Machiels JP, Mach N, Mehra R, Burtness B, Zhang P, Cheng J, Swaby RF, Harrington KJ; KEYNOTE-040 investigators
Lancet 2019 Jan 12;393(10167):156-167. Epub 2018 Nov 30 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31999-8. PMID: 30509740
Rivera F, García-Castaño A, Vega N, Vega-Villegas ME, Gutiérrez-Sanz L
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2009 Oct;9(10):1421-8. doi: 10.1586/era.09.113. PMID: 19828002
Pignon JP, le Maître A, Maillard E, Bourhis J; MACH-NC Collaborative Group
Radiother Oncol 2009 Jul;92(1):4-14. Epub 2009 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.04.014. PMID: 19446902
Bernier J, Cooper JS, Pajak TF, van Glabbeke M, Bourhis J, Forastiere A, Ozsahin EM, Jacobs JR, Jassem J, Ang KK, Lefèbvre JL
Head Neck 2005 Oct;27(10):843-50. doi: 10.1002/hed.20279. PMID: 16161069

Prognosis

Zhang D, Chai Y, Wei Y, Qi F, Dong M
Head Neck 2022 Nov;44(11):2407-2416. Epub 2022 Jul 13 doi: 10.1002/hed.27143. PMID: 35822446
Vengaloor Thomas T, Packianathan S, Bhanat E, Albert A, Abraham A, Gordy X, Kanakamedala M, Mehta D, Vijayakumar S
Head Neck 2020 Aug;42(8):2194-2201. Epub 2020 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/hed.26144. PMID: 32220043
López F, Rodrigo JP, Cardesa A, Triantafyllou A, Devaney KO, Mendenhall WM, Haigentz M Jr, Strojan P, Pellitteri PK, Bradford CR, Shaha AR, Hunt JL, de Bree R, Takes RP, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2016 Jan;38(1):147-55. Epub 2015 May 22 doi: 10.1002/hed.23872. PMID: 25242350Free PMC Article
Driessen JP, van Kempen PM, van der Heijden GJ, Philippens ME, Pameijer FA, Stegeman I, Terhaard CH, Janssen LM, Grolman W
Head Neck 2015 Mar;37(3):440-8. Epub 2014 Feb 12 doi: 10.1002/hed.23575. PMID: 24347513
Bernier J, Cooper JS, Pajak TF, van Glabbeke M, Bourhis J, Forastiere A, Ozsahin EM, Jacobs JR, Jassem J, Ang KK, Lefèbvre JL
Head Neck 2005 Oct;27(10):843-50. doi: 10.1002/hed.20279. PMID: 16161069

Clinical prediction guides

Kamstra JI, van Leeuwen M, Roodenburg JL, Dijkstra PU
Head Neck 2017 Jan;39(1):160-169. Epub 2016 Feb 15 doi: 10.1002/hed.24366. PMID: 26876238
Misiukiewicz K, Dang RP, Parides M, Camille N, Uczkowski H, Sarlis NJ, Posner M
Head Neck 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E2221-8. Epub 2015 Nov 5 doi: 10.1002/hed.24083. PMID: 25900280
Driessen JP, van Kempen PM, van der Heijden GJ, Philippens ME, Pameijer FA, Stegeman I, Terhaard CH, Janssen LM, Grolman W
Head Neck 2015 Mar;37(3):440-8. Epub 2014 Feb 12 doi: 10.1002/hed.23575. PMID: 24347513
O'Hara J, Simo R, McQueen A, Andi K, Lester S, Giddings C, Repanos C, Moor J, Kelly C, Jennings C, Wilson J, Paleri V
Clin Otolaryngol 2014 Feb;39(1):3-5. doi: 10.1111/coa.12218. PMID: 24575924
Rivera F, García-Castaño A, Vega N, Vega-Villegas ME, Gutiérrez-Sanz L
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2009 Oct;9(10):1421-8. doi: 10.1586/era.09.113. PMID: 19828002

Recent systematic reviews

Lin ZC, Bennett MH, Hawkins GC, Azzopardi CP, Feldmeier J, Smee R, Milross C
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Aug 15;8(8):CD005005. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005005.pub5. PMID: 37585677Free PMC Article
Häuser W, Welsch P, Radbruch L, Fisher E, Bell RF, Moore RA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jun 5;6(6):CD014915. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014915.pub2. PMID: 37283486Free PMC Article
Kibbi N, Owen JL, Worley B, Wang JX, Harikumar V, Downing MB, Aasi SZ, Aung PP, Barker CA, Bolotin D, Bordeaux JS, Cartee TV, Chandra S, Cho NL, Choi JN, Chung KY, Cliby WA, Dorigo O, Eisen DB, Fujisawa Y, Golda N, Halfdanarson TR, Iavazzo C, Jiang SIB, Kanitakis J, Khan A, Kim JYS, Kuzel TM, Lawrence N, Leitao MM Jr, MacLean AB, Maher IA, Mittal BB, Nehal KS, Ozog DM, Pettaway CA, Ross JS, Rossi AM, Servaes S, Solomon MJ, Thomas VD, Tolia M, Voelzke BB, Waldman A, Wong MK, Zhou Y, Arai N, Brackett A, Ibrahim SA, Kang BY, Poon E, Alam M
JAMA Oncol 2022 Apr 1;8(4):618-628. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7148. PMID: 35050310
Parmar A, Macluskey M, Mc Goldrick N, Conway DI, Glenny AM, Clarkson JE, Worthington HV, Chan KK
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Dec 20;12(12):CD006386. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006386.pub4. PMID: 34929047Free PMC Article
Bible KC, Kebebew E, Brierley J, Brito JP, Cabanillas ME, Clark TJ Jr, Di Cristofano A, Foote R, Giordano T, Kasperbauer J, Newbold K, Nikiforov YE, Randolph G, Rosenthal MS, Sawka AM, Shah M, Shaha A, Smallridge R, Wong-Clark CK
Thyroid 2021 Mar;31(3):337-386. doi: 10.1089/thy.2020.0944. PMID: 33728999Free PMC Article

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