## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Second primary tumors (SPTs) are prevalent in head and neck cancer patients. Synchronous SPTs occur within the first 6 months after diagnosis of a first primary tumor. Work‐up of first primary head and neck cancers may include panendoscopy if SPTs are suspecte
Panendoscopy and synchronous second primary tumors in head and neck cancer patients
✍ Scribed by Kimmo Hujala; Jukka Sipilä; Reidar Grenman
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 262
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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