TY - JOUR AB - Lateral retropharyngeal lymph node (LRPLN) is located between the internal carotid artery and the prevertebral muscles. Metastasis to the LRPLN is frequent in nasopharyngeal cancer, but is rare in oral cancer. The prognosis of patients with oral cancer with LRPLN metastasis is usually poor. The present study reported a patient with LRPLN metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the upper gingiva, who survived for >7 years. Docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil (TPF) therapy was performed as induction chemotherapy and it was planned to subsequently conduct chemoradiotherapy or surgery. As the tumor only exhibited a transient response to TPF, surgery was selected. Postoperatively, only radiotherapy was performed and a favorable outcome was achieved. AD - Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa 259‑1193, Japan AU - Yamazaki,Hiroshi AU - Sasaki,Masashi AU - Aoyama,Ken‑Ichi AU - Suzuki,Takatsugu AU - Denda,Yuya AU - Uchibori,Masahiro AU - Nakanishi,Yasuhiro AU - Kojima,Rena AU - Ota,Yoshihide DA - 2018/01/01 DO - 10.3892/mco.2017.1496 EP - 72 IS - 1 JO - Mol Clin Oncol KW - lateral retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis oral cancer induction chemotherapy PY - 2018 SN - 2049-9450 2049-9469 SP - 68 ST - Lateral retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the upper gingiva: A case report T2 - Molecular and Clinical Oncology TI - Lateral retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the upper gingiva: A case report UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1496 VL - 8 ER -