TriangleFOR PATIENTS · SOURCE READING
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options.
Source: Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: March 14, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
Selected source text with whitespace normalised. This Triangle page is not an NCI PDQ summary. Independent clinical review is pending.
The prognosis and treatment options depend on:
Source links and citations
The number and size of lymph nodes that have cancer in them.
Whether the cancer has responded to treatment or has recurred (come back).
How different from normal the cancer cells look under a microscope.
The patient's age and general health.
Treatment options also depend on:
Which part of the neck the cancer is in.
Whether certain tumor markers are found.
Preserved source evidence · Independent clinical review pending · Not medical advice