In this article, we investigate 239 cases of metastatic thyroid carcinoma to retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal (RP/PP) lymph nodes. The discussed metastases were identified in both the initial and recurrent setting. Surgical treatment is recommended because RP/PP metastases often signal high-risk disease.
Sandler ML, Xing MH, Levy JL, Chai RL, Khorsandi AS, Gonzalez-Velazquez C, Urken ML
Head & Neck 2020