Occult Primary Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Occult primary head and neck carcinoma.
Unknown primary carcinoma presenting as cervical lymph node metastasis accounts for approximately 5% of all head and neck malignancies. The typical presentation involves a middle-aged man with a painless neck mass that has been present for several months. Over 90% of these malignancies represent squamous cell carcinoma originating within Waldeyer's ring (lymphoid tissue of the nasopharynx, tons...
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عنوان ژورنال: Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0194-5998,1097-6817
DOI: 10.1177/0194599814533494