Primary lung cancer after treatment of head and neck cancer without lymph node metastasis: Is there a role for autofluorescence bronchoscopy?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2143317	Lung Cancer	2008	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

SPLC impacted negatively on the survival of patients with HNC. Close surveillance with AF and CT for SPLC combined with aggressive treatment of early stage lung cancer might be a strategy to improve outcome.

Keywords

CXR HNC TNM system SPLC Autofluorescence bronchoscopy Survival computed tomography Positron emission tomography second primary lung cancer Chest radiograph Lung cancer NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer Head and neck cancer Autofluorescence PET

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Primary lung cancer after treatment of head and neck cancer without lymph node metastasis: Is there a role for autofluorescence bronchoscopy?

Authors

Pyng Lee, Remco de Bree, Hes A.P. Brokx, C. René Leemans, Pieter E. Postmus, Tom G. Sutedja,