Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA.
Oncologist. 2024 Mar 4;29(3):192-199. doi: 10.1093/oncolo/oyad311.
The current work-up of the primary tumor site of a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary is not standardized and results in several time-consuming procedures that delay treatment initiation. This article seeks to consolidate contemporary strategies used to identify the primary tumor site of an unknown primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and offer recommendations based on current literature review.
目前,对于不明原发灶的头颈部鳞状细胞癌,其原发灶的检查尚未标准化,这导致了一些耗时的程序,延误了治疗的开始。本文旨在整合目前用于确定不明原发灶的头颈部鳞状细胞癌原发灶的策略,并根据目前的文献回顾提出建议。