## Abstract ## Background Tobacco use increases the risk for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the upper aerodigestive tract. The reported incidence of synchronous second primary tumors in head and neck cancer is approximately 10%. Therefore, patients with oral cancer have routinely undergone βpane
Panendoscopy in screening for synchronous primary malignancies
β Scribed by John T. Parker; James H. Hill
- Book ID
- 115042786
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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## 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. Workβup of first primary head and neck cancers may include panendoscopy if SPTs are suspecte