Head and Neck Masses

TY - JOUR

T1 - Head and Neck Masses

AU - Yan, Kenneth

AU - Agrawal, Nishant

AU - Gooi, Zhen

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 Elsevier Inc.

PY - 2018/11

Y1 - 2018/11

N2 - Head and neck cancers comprise 4% of the cancer burden in the United States each year. Many types of head and neck cancers present as an asymptomatic, nontender neck mass or nonspecific symptoms, such as hoarseness, sore throat, and pain. Head and neck cancers are frequently diagnosed incidentally by the primary care physician or dentist. This review summarizes the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of several common head and neck cancers in order to provide an increased awareness for the internist to facilitate early detection of these diseases.

AB - Head and neck cancers comprise 4% of the cancer burden in the United States each year. Many types of head and neck cancers present as an asymptomatic, nontender neck mass or nonspecific symptoms, such as hoarseness, sore throat, and pain. Head and neck cancers are frequently diagnosed incidentally by the primary care physician or dentist. This review summarizes the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of several common head and neck cancers in order to provide an increased awareness for the internist to facilitate early detection of these diseases.

KW - Cutaneous head and neck cancer

KW - Head and neck cancer

KW - Hypopharyngeal cancer

KW - Laryngeal cancer

KW - Melanoma

KW - Nasopharyngeal cancer

KW - Oral cancer

KW - Oropharyngeal cancer

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85053698177

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85053698177#tab=citedBy

U2 - 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.06.012

DO - 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.06.012

M3 - Review article

C2 - 30342605

SN - 0025-7125

VL - 102

SP - 1013

EP - 1025

JO - Medical Clinics of North America

JF - Medical Clinics of North America

IS - 6

ER -