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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-6-12
pubmed:abstractText
Many patients who present with primary malignant disease of the head and neck are examined under anaesthesia to see if they have synchronous tumours. Although previous studies have attempted to establish whether this is either efficient or cost-effective, the patients included tended to include heterogeneous index sites as well as newly-diagnosed and previously-diagnosed tumours. Seventy-four patients who presented with newly-diagnosed early carcinoma of the mobile tongue (T1 N0 / T2 N0) were studied. None had any symptoms of other upper aerodigestive tract disease and all had panendoscopy including bronchoscopy and oesophagoscopy. Only three had serious abnormalities, of which two were synchronous carcinomas. In no patient did the findings of the panendoscopy influence definitive treatment of the index tumour.Although there was no morbidity associated with panendoscopy among these patients, the routine use of panendoscopy we conclude that it is not warranted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1532-1940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
363-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Bronchoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Endoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Esophagoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Head and Neck Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Laryngoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Neoplasms, Multiple Primary, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Pharynx, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Tomography, X-Ray Computed, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Tongue Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Tonsillar Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19118929-Trachea
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Panendoscopy and simultaneous primary tumours in patients presenting with early carcinoma of the mobile tongue.
pubmed:affiliation
Head and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom. c.kerawala@boltblue.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article