Challenging the need for random directed biopsies of the nasopharynx, pyriform sinus, and contralateral tonsil in the workup of unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
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- 作者：Emily D. Tanzler ; Robert J. Amdur ; Christopher G. Morris ; John W. Werning and William M. Mendenhall
- 关键词：random biopsy ; unknown primary ; head and neck ; workup
- 刊名：Head & Neck
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：April 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：38
- 期：4
- 页码：578-581
- 全文大小：76K
- ISSN：1097-0347
文摘
Many guidelines recommend random directed biopsies of the nasopharynx, contralateral tonsil, and hypopharynx to evaluate an unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. There are no published data documenting the need for these recommendations. The purpose of our study was to report the rate of positive blind biopsies in this setting.