Detection of synchronous lung tumors in patients presenting with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Abstract

Although it is possible to propose a pragmatic screening protocol for pulmonary metastases, this is not possible for bronchogenic carcinomas. Therefore, we recommend that thoracic CT is used in all cases to screen for coexistent pulmonary pathology.

Outcomes of synchronous pulmonary nodules detected on computed tomography in head and neck cancer patients: 12-year retrospective review of a consecutive cohort

“…Other studies in the literature, such as those by Arunachalam et al 10 . and Ghosh et al ., 11 have shown incidence rates of 6.7 per cent and 5.7 per cent, respectively, for synchronous primary lung tumours at initial staging of newly diagnosed head and neck SCC.…”

Synchronous primary cancers of the head and neck region and upper aero digestive tract: Defining high-risk patients

“…In view of occurrence of synchronous primary of the lung with head and neck squamous carcinoma, CT scan of thorax has been advocated to screen for the lung pathology. [15] In our series, synchronous bronchogenic carcinoma are non small cell carcinomas and were located at segmental bronchi accessible to bronchoscopy and biopsy. Symptoms directed pan endoscopy at the initial work-up is useful for detecting synchronous primaries of the UADT, but not synchronous primaries located in the lower airways.…”

Lung cancer patients with synchronous colon cancer

“…Patients with lung cancer may develop other malignancies (1,2), as may those with colon cancer (3). Epidemiologically, it has been suggested that cigarette smoking is closely associated with an increased risk of cancer in various organs, including the lung and the colon (4,5).…”