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Value of oesophagoscopy and bronchoscopy in diagnosis of synchronous malignancies in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.

Shi Yeung HoStanley Thian Sze Wong
Published in: BMC cancer (2020)
Oesophagoscopy is essential for detecting synchronous oesophageal malignancies in patients with HNSCCs especially in male patients, smokers and drinkers, and it is most valuable in primary hypopharyngeal cancer patients among all primary subsites. Bronchoscopy had a low yield for synchronous lung malignancies and can be potentially replaced by imaging techniques.
Keyphrases
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  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • high resolution
  • prognostic factors
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • smoking cessation
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