[The problem of cervical metastases in vocal cord carcinoma]

On the base of 755 cases of glottic cancer, the occurrence and prognostic importance of lymph node metastases were analysed. Metastases of the vocal cord cancer to cervical lymph nodes are rare. In our material amounted 9.13%. Number of metastatic lymph nodes and N factor influenced the lymph node recurrency. It is not, however, dependence statistically. Surgical treatment of the glottic cancer with various degree of advancement secures good oncological results. In our material 3 and 5 years survival rate accounted to 71.33% and 59.31%. The clinical advancement of the glottic neoplasm does not influence in statistically essential way the increase of metastases to regional lymph nodes.