Abstract
This article describes the symptomatology of the most commonly encountered malignancies of the head and neck in children. Information is being made available on practically a daily basis from the areas of cytogenetics, tumor markers, and oncogenes. The role of surgery and radiation in the management of these malignancies is also considered and reevaluated.
MeSH terms
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Child
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / mortality
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / therapy*
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Hodgkin Disease / diagnosis
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Hodgkin Disease / mortality
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Hodgkin Disease / therapy*
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Humans
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / mortality
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Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / therapy*
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Rhabdomyosarcoma / diagnosis
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Rhabdomyosarcoma / mortality
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Rhabdomyosarcoma / therapy*