Table 1.
Literature Review of Studies Reporting Cervical LNM from CNS Tumors
| Histology | Number of Cases | References | Mean Age Years (Range) | Gender | Other Site Metastasis (More Frequent) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glioblastoma | 75 | [12,13,24,35,46,56,60–113,120,131,142] | 37.2 (4–75) | 24 F 49 M 2 NA |
17 Bones 12 Lungs 9 Parotid 9 Other lymph nodes 5 Liver 2 Kidney 2 Scalp |
| Medulloblastoma | 27 | [8,114–119,121–130,132–135] | 8.9 (0.6–31) | 10 F 16 M 1 NA |
10 Bones 3 Lungs 3 Other lymph nodes 1 Liver 2 Skin 1 Spine |
| Meningioma | 21 | [136–141,143–152] | 45.7 (5–87) | 7 F 14 M |
1 Bones 3 Lungs 2 Parotid 1 Scalp 3 Spine |
| Pituitary carcinoma | 13 | [14–23,25] | 48 (16–69) | 7 F 5 M 1 NA |
1 Parotid 2 Liver 1 Spine 1 Spleen 1 Meninges |
| Oligodendroglioma | 12 | [26–34] | 37.8 (12–54) | 6 F 3 M 3 NA |
8 Bones 4 Other lymph nodes 3 Scalp 1 Spine 1 Vertebrae |
| Ependymoma | 10 | [36–44] | 16.8 (6.7–30) | 6 F 4 M |
3 Bones 3 Parotid 1 Other lymph nodes 3 Scalp 1 Vertebrae 1 Skull |
| Astrocytoma | 7 | [45,47–50,61,163] | 18.5 (3–42) | 1 F 5 M 1 NA |
1 Bones 1 Lung 2 Pleura 2 Other lymph nodes 1 Vertebrae 1 Skull |
| Intracranial hemangiopericytoma | 3 | [51,52] | 47 | 1 M 2 NA |
1 Spine |
| Others | 6 | [53–55,57–59] | 9.6 (0.1–17) | 6 M | 1 Lung 1 Liver 1 Skin |
| Total | 174 cases | 31.9 (0.1–87) | 61 F 103 M 10 NA |
40 Bones 20 Lungs 19 Other lymph nodes 15 Parotid 9 Liver 8 Scalp 7 Spine 3 Vertebrae 3 Skin 2 Skull 2 Kidney 2 Pleura 1 Meninges 1 Spleen |
Abbreviations: F, Female; M, Male; NA, Not available.