Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1991 Dec;8(2):70-75. 10.12701/yujm.1991.8.2.70.

Metastatic tumors in supraclavicular lymph node: pathological analysis of 125 cases

Abstract

Supraclavicular lymph nodes are unique in that they can attract metastases from almost anywhere in the body and most common sites of metastasis from an unknown primary source. 125 cases which had been diagnosed as metastatic supraclavicular lymph node during the period between May 1983 and August 1991, were analyzed pathologically, and following distinctive characteristics could be outlined: 1) The most frequent sites of metastasis from primary lesions are lung (43%), stomach (23%), lymphoreticular (6%), biliary (5%), esophagus (2%), and pancreas (2%). 2) Histologic examination of metastatic supraclavicular lymph node revealed adenocarcinoma (57%), squamous cell carcinoma (12%), undifferentiated carcinoma (9%), small cell carcinoma (7%), malignant lymphoma (6%), malignant melanoma (1%) and undetermined carcinoma (8%). 3) In cases that histologic types were squamous cell carcinoma, undifferentiated carcinoma, small cell carcinoma and undetermined carcinoma, the most frequent primary site was lung.

Keyword

Supraclavicular lymph node; Metastatic tumor

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Carcinoma
Carcinoma, Small Cell
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Esophagus
Lung
Lymph Nodes*
Lymphoma
Melanoma
Neoplasm Metastasis
Pancreas
Stomach
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