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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