2016_Head & Neck COURSE BOOK

IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRIMARY TUMOR

PANENDOSCOPY

EVALUATION OF THE UADT (NASOPHARYNX, ORAL CAVITY, OROPHARYNX, LARYNX, HYPOPHARYNX AND CERVICAL ESOPHAGUS)

DIRECT BIOPSIES OF SUSPICIOUS AREAS (NO RANDOM BIOPSIES!!)

PATIENT UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA - IF REQUIRED

WHEN ROUTINE DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PRIMARY SUBSEQUENT PANENDOSCOPY HAD SUCCESS IN 29.2%

BRONCHOSCOPY IS WARRANTED WHEN THERE IS AN ABNORMALITY OF THE LUNG ON CHEST IMAGES

Cianchetti M et al., Laryngoscope 2009

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