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Lesson
Oral Cavity Anatomy
7 topics, 29 min.
Lesson
Oral Cavity Staging of Squamous Cell Malignancy
18 topics, 1 hr. 26 min.
Principles of T Staging of Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Malignancy
4 m.Principles of N and M Staging of Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Malignancy
6 m.Diagnosis of Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Malignancy
6 m.T Staging of Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Malignancy
6 m.N and M Staging of Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Malignancy
5 m.Diagnosis of Buccal Mucosal Squamous Cell Malignancy
4 m.T Staging of Buccal Mucosal Squamous Cell Malignancy
3 m.N and M Staging of Buccal Mucosal Squamous Cell Malignancy
3 m.Diagnosis of Alveolar Mucosal Squamous Cell Malignancy
7 m.T Staging of Alveolar Mucosal Squamous Cell Malignancy
6 m.Diagnosis of Retromolar Trigone Squamous Cell Malignancy
6 m.T Staging of Retromolar Trigone Squamous Cell Malignancy
5 m.Diagnosis of Hard Palate Squamous Cell Malignancy
4 m.T Staging of Hard Palate Squamous Cell Malignancy
4 m.Diagnosis of Floor of Mouth Squamous Cell Malignancy
9 m.T Staging of Floor of Mouth Squamous Cell Malignancy
6 m.N and M Staging of Floor of Mouth Squamous Cell Malignancy
5 m.Marrow Infiltration and Perineural Infiltration in the Oral Cavity
5 m.Lesson
Lymph Node Levels of the Neck
7 topics, 24 min.
Lesson
Oropharynx
21 topics, 1 hr. 9 min.
Anatomy and Boundaries of the Oropharynx
4 m.Anatomy of the Tongue Base
4 m.Anatomy of the Palatine Tonsil
4 m.Anatomy of the Soft Palate
3 m.Anatomy of the Posterior Oropharyngeal Wall
3 m.Oropharyngeal SCC of the Base of Tongue
4 m.Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Nodal Drainage and Differential Dx
5 m.Staging Oropharynx Cancer, T-staging
4 m.Staging Oropharynx Cancer, N-Staging
6 m.Oropharynx - Base of Tongue SCC: T-Staging
3 m.Base of Tongue Oropharyngeal Carcinoma, N & M Staging
3 m.Oropharynx - SCC of the Palatine Tonsil
4 m.Oropharynx - Palatine Tonsil SCC: Paths of Spread
5 m.Oropharynx - Lymphadenopathy and HPV-Related SCC
3 m.Oropharynx - Palatine Tonsil SCC - T Staging
4 m.Oropharynx - Palatine Tonsil SCC - N/M Staging
4 m.Oropharynx - SCC of the Soft Palate
3 m.Oropharynx - SCC: Paths of Spread and Differential Dx
4 m.Oropharynx - Soft Palate SCC: Nodal Drainage
2 m.Oropharynx - Soft Palate SCC - TNM Staging
3 m.Oropharynx - Base of Tongue Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
5 m.Lesson
Hypopharynx
18 topics, 56 min.
Hypopharynx anatomy
4 m.Hypopharynx - The Piriform Sinus Anatomy
5 m.Hypopharynx - The Postcricoid Space Anatomy
4 m.Hypopharynx - The Posterior Hypopharyngeal Wall Anatomy
5 m.Hypopharynx - Piriform Sinus SCC
5 m.Hypopharynx - Piriform Sinus Carcinoma - Local Spread
4 m.Hypopharyngeal SCC - Nodal Drainage
3 m.Hypopharyngeal SCC - Differential Dx
2 m.Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma - T Staging
3 m.Hypopharyngeal SCC - N Staging
3 m.Hypopharynx - Piriform Sinus SCC - T Staging
5 m.Hypopharynx - Piriform Sinus SCC - N/M Staging
4 m.Hypopharynx - Postcricoid Space SCC
4 m.Hypopharynx - Postcricoid Space SCC - Local Spread
4 m.Hypopharynx - Postcricoid SCC - Differential Diagnoses
2 m.Hypopharynx - Postcricoid Space SCC: T Staging
3 m.Hypopharynx - Postcricoid Space SCC - N/M Staging
3 m.Hypopharynx - Changes in AJCC Staging Guidelines
4 m.Lesson
Larynx
18 topics, 1 hr. 3 min.
Larynx Anatomy
5 m.Larynx Anatomy: Supraglottic, Glottic, and Subglottic Sites
9 m.The Supraglottic Larynx
4 m.The Glottic Larynx.
3 m.The Subglottic Larynx
3 m.Laryngeal SCC - T Staging
7 m.Laryngeal SCC - Cartilage Invasion
4 m.Laryngeal SCC: Local and Nodal Extension
4 m.Supraglottic SCC- Differential Diagnoses
3 m.Laryngeal SCC: Glottic Origin
5 m.Larynx - Glottic SCC: Patterns of Local Spread
4 m.Laryngeal SCC of the Subglottis
3 m.Larynx - Subglottic Carcinomas: Patterns of Spread & Differential Dx
3 m.Laryngeal SCC: T Staging
4 m.Larynx - Glottic SCC: T Staging
3 m.Laryngeal SCC: N Staging
2 m.Glottic SCC: T Staging
4 m.Laryngeal SCC: N and M Staging
3 m.Lesson
Sinonasal
5 topics, 14 min.
Lesson
Perineural Tumor Spread
3 topics, 16 min.
0:01
The nodal pattern of drainage of soft palate
0:04
squamous cell carcinoma tends to be to the
0:08
ipsilateral or sometimes contralateral level 2 lymph
0:12
nodes due to their proximity to the soft palate.
0:16
The only other thing that's important to remember
0:18
is that given its location, retropharyngeal lymph
0:22
nodes can also be involved by soft palate tumors.
0:25
So it's important to look in the region where
0:29
retropharyngeal lymph nodes tend to be located,
0:33
as occasionally you will find an abnormally
0:36
enlarged asymmetric retropharyngeal lymph node.
0:39
So, in summary, soft palate tumors have a tendency
0:44
to spread infralaterally to the palatine tonsil, or
0:48
across the midline to the contralateral soft palate.
0:52
But it's also worth remembering that sometimes
0:55
they may spread to involve the nasopharynx
0:58
superiorly, the hard palate anteriorly, or
1:01
infiltrate parapharyngeal fat laterally.
1:05
Their nodal drainage tends to be to level 2
1:08
on the ipsilateral or contralateral side.
1:12
But remember, there can also be
1:14
retropharyngeal lymph node involvement.
1:17
And it's very important to
1:18
localize the tumor effectively.
1:20
So that you're confident it's a soft palate
1:23
tumor as opposed to a palatine tonsil tumor.
1:28
And keep in the back of your mind that
1:30
there are other diagnoses such as radiation
1:34
change or minor salivary gland malignancy.
Oropharynx - Soft Palate SCC: Nodal Drainage
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0:01
The nodal pattern of drainage of soft palate
0:04
squamous cell carcinoma tends to be to the
0:08
ipsilateral or sometimes contralateral level 2 lymph
0:12
nodes due to their proximity to the soft palate.
0:16
The only other thing that's important to remember
0:18
is that given its location, retropharyngeal lymph
0:22
nodes can also be involved by soft palate tumors.
0:25
So it's important to look in the region where
0:29
retropharyngeal lymph nodes tend to be located,
0:33
as occasionally you will find an abnormally
0:36
enlarged asymmetric retropharyngeal lymph node.
0:39
So, in summary, soft palate tumors have a tendency
0:44
to spread infralaterally to the palatine tonsil, or
0:48
across the midline to the contralateral soft palate.
0:52
But it's also worth remembering that sometimes
0:55
they may spread to involve the nasopharynx
0:58
superiorly, the hard palate anteriorly, or
1:01
infiltrate parapharyngeal fat laterally.
1:05
Their nodal drainage tends to be to level 2
1:08
on the ipsilateral or contralateral side.
1:12
But remember, there can also be
1:14
retropharyngeal lymph node involvement.
1:17
And it's very important to
1:18
localize the tumor effectively.
1:20
So that you're confident it's a soft palate
1:23
tumor as opposed to a palatine tonsil tumor.
1:28
And keep in the back of your mind that
1:30
there are other diagnoses such as radiation
1:34
change or minor salivary gland malignancy.
Report
Description
Faculty
Sidney Levy, PhD, MBBS
Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Specialist
I-MED
Tags
Oral Cavity/Oropharynx
Neuroradiology
Neuro
Neoplastic
MRI
Head and Neck
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