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Concept information

Preferred term

head and neck neoplasms

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Soft tissue tumors or cancer arising from the mucosal surfaces of the lip; oral cavity; pharynx; larynx; and cervical esophagus. Other sites included are the nose and paranasal sinuses; salivary glands; thyroid gland and parathyroid glands; and melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck.

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • cancer of neck
  • cancer of the head and neck
  • head and neck cancer
  • head cancers
  • head neoplasms
  • neck cancers
  • neck neoplasms

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/273881

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