## 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
Synchronous malignancies in patients with squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity
β Scribed by Feng-Yuan Liu; Chun-Ta Liao; Tzu-Chen Yen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: Previous studies have demonstrated a relationship between elevated serum squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) antigen (SCCβAg) levels and shorter survival in cancer patients. Few studies, however, have investigated the role of serum SCCβAg levels in oral SCC (OSCC).