Head and neck cancer

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

oral cancer
cancer of the larynx
thyroid cancer
adenoid cystic carcinoma - a type of salivary gland cancer
Burkitt's lymphoma - a type of lymphoma that affects the head and neck
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans - a type of sarcoma that may involve the head and neck
Hodgkin's disease - a lymphoma that often involves the lymph nodes in the neck
paraganglioma - usually found in the head and neck region
skin cancers - may involve the head and neck
Bobby Hamilton - a NASCAR driver who died of head and neck cancer

v • d • e Pathology: Cancer, Tumors, Neoplasms, and oncology (C00-D48, 140-239)
Benign tumors	Hyperplasia - Cyst - Pseudocyst - Hamartoma - Benign tumor
Malignant progression	Dysplasia - Carcinoma in situ - Cancer - Metastasis
Topography	lip, oral cavity and pharynx: Oral - Head/Neck - Nasopharyngeal digestive system: tract (Esophagus, Stomach, Small intestine, Colon/rectum, Appendix, Anus) - glands (Liver, Bile duct, Gallbladder, Pancreas) respiratory system: Larynx - Lung bone, articular cartilage, skin, and connective tissue: Bone (Tailbone) - Skin - Blood urogenital: breast and female genital organs (Breast, Vagina, Cervix, Uterus, Endometrium, Ovaries) - male genital organs (Penis, Prostate, Testicles) - urinary organs (Kidney, Bladder) nervous system: Eye (Uvea) - Brain (Choroid plexus) endocrine system: Thyroid (Papillary, Follicular, Medullary, Anaplastic) - Adrenal tumor (Adrenocortical carcinoma, Pheochromocytoma) - Pituitary
Misc.	Tumor suppressor genes/oncogenes - Staging/grading - Carcinogenesis - Carcinogen - Research - Paraneoplastic syndrome - List of oncology-related terms