DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF TUMOR MICROMETASTASES IN LYMPHATIC NODES AND THYROID GLAND IN PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT TUMOR OF THE LARYNX

The investigated cancerregister of Ukraine and literature analysis showed the increase of malignant tumor of the larynx.

We studied the cellular tissue with lymphatic nodes of the neck and the thyroid gland of patients with wide spread forms of tumor of the larynx. This investigations corroborated histologically that the part of such patients have metastases.

In connection with presence of clinically non-determined metastases broad operating on patients with T3–4 stages is indicated.