Which carcinoma most commonly metastasizes to cervical lymph nodes -: (A) Maxillary sinus, (B) Posterior tongue, (C) Cheek, (D) Hard palate
Answer is B. Ans. is 'b' i.e., Posterior tongue See below Here is the incidence of cervical lymphnode metastasis of various head & Neck tumours Posterior tongue --> 70% (Schwaz 7th/e page 638) Hard palate --> 10-25 % (7thle page 632) Buccal mucosa --> 56% (7th/e page 631) Maxillary Sinus --> Nodal metastases are rare and occur only in 10-15% cases (p 253 E.N.T. Dhingra 3/e)