Analysis of the interactions between small pulmonary nodules, clinical factors and the risk of malignancy in the chest following diagnosis of head and neck cancer
Abstract:Background
This study aims to investigate radiological and clinical factors which predict malignancy in indeterminate pulmonary nodules in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC).
Methods
Prospective data were collected in 424 patients who were reviewed in the NHS Lothian HNC multidisciplinary meeting from May 2016 to May 2018. Staging and follow‐up CT chest imaging were reviewed to identify and assess pulmonary nodules in all patients.
Results
About 61.8% of patients had at least one pulmonary nodule at stag… Show more
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