[Prognostic value of metastases to lymph nodes of the neck planoepithelial carcinoma of the oral cavity].

On the basis of 442 cases that had been subjected to a resection the neck's lymphatic system, we concluded, that metastases of the planoepithelial cancers into neck lymph nodes occurred in No-15.7%, N1-30.6%, N2-60%, N3-75.4%. The radical neck dissection on the tumor side, as well as on the opposite side helped to achieve the most better treatment results than after resection of the lymph nodous suprahyioidei only. The confirm metastases of the cancer into lymph nodous was observed in 18.3%. The surgery was the best way to treat it; 30% of the patients, who were treated in this way lived for a next 5 years.