RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58111681
T1 Head & Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58111681
RD 2024/09/18
AB •  Curable  in  80%  of  cases  when  detected  at  an  early  stage•  Most  patients  present  with  locoregional  spread•  Most  important  causative  agents  are  tobacco  and  alcohol•  A  lesion  that  appears  3  years  after  a  previous  cancer  is  considered  a  new  primary  cancer•  Potential  sites  include:  -Oral  cavity-Bucca-Mucosa-Hard  palate-Tongue-Tonsil-Oropharynx-Hypopharynx-Nasopharynx-Paranasal  sinus-Larynx-Glottis-False  vocal  cords-External  auditory  canal