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Very little is known about those who receive a negative (benign) result after referral for suspected cancer, including their risk for future cancer. This service evaluation aimed to track the occurrence of cancer (of any type) in the 5 years after an appointment for suspected head and neck ca...
The two-week wait – a qualitative analysis of suspected head and neck cancer referralsdoi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.528Primary care clinicians should continue to be mindful of service provision implications when using the two-week wait pathway.S.
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Patient phenotypes were diverse and complex, with abnormalities of the nervous system (184/247; 74.5%), skeletal system (143/247; 57.9%), and head or neck (134/257; 54.3%) the most frequently identified Human Phenotype Ontology root ancestor terms overall (Fig. 3). Differences in HPO root...
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors of the head and neck, characterized by a poor prognosis and a 5-year overall survival rate of approximately 50%. The primary cause of treatment failure is attributed to local-regional recurrence [1]. The occurrence...
Mulkens T, Salgado R, Bellinck P Dose optimizations and reduction in CT of the brain and head and neck region. Dose reduction in multi-detector computed tomography. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag Mieville FA, Berteloot L, Grandjean A et al (2013) Model-based iterative reconstruction in pe...
The aim of this audit was to measure the efficacy of the two-week rule for patients referred from a single GP practice with suspected head and neck cancer. Method: Data were collected from patients referred over a two-year period and those diagnosed with head and neck cancer over a five-...
Both Warthin tumor and oral, head, and neck cancers are strongly associated with smoking. Therefore, it is noteworthy that Warthin tumor also may present in patients with oral cancer. Introduction Warthin tumors are common, benign salivary gland tumors often observed in the parotid glands. In ...
Mulkens T, Salgado R, Bellinck P Dose optimizations and reduction in CT of the brain and head and neck region. Dose reduction in multi- detector computed tomography. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag 13. Mieville FA, Berteloot L, Grandjean A et al (2013) Model-based iterative reconstruction...