Lyons B
St Vincent's Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne.
Aust Fam Physician. 1999 Mar;28(3):209-15.
The head and neck are sites that are accessible to examination, therefore early detection of cancers in these sites should be simple.
This article discusses the commoner malignant tumours encountered in the various head and neck subsites. It gives an overview of the types of tumours that occur and the presenting features which allow us to distinguish them from benign disorders and facilitate much earlier diagnosis. Recent advances in diagnostic imaging and treatment are discussed.
Improved outcomes for patients with head and neck cancers will occur with earlier detection and community education about risk factors.
头颈部是易于检查的部位，因此这些部位癌症的早期检测应该很简单。
本文讨论了头颈部各个亚部位常见的恶性肿瘤。概述了所发生肿瘤的类型以及有助于我们将它们与良性疾病区分开来并促进更早诊断的临床表现。还讨论了诊断成像和治疗方面的最新进展。
对头颈部癌症患者而言，通过早期检测和对危险因素进行社区教育，其治疗效果将会得到改善。
