Synchronous cancers in patients with head and neck cancer
β Scribed by Jain, Kunal S.; Sikora, Andrew G.; Baxi, Shrujal S.; Morris, Luc G. T.
- Book ID
- 120936027
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 245 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## Abstract ## Background This study investigated the risk factors for synchronous esophageal neoplasia in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). ## Methods All 315 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed HNSCC received endoscopic esophageal screening with imageβenhanced