Is there still a role for triple endoscopy as part of staging for head and neck cancer

摘要: PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The use of tobacco and/or alcohol is linked with the occurrence head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, esophagus cancer lung cancer. If these carcinogenic factors can induce development a in one locations, it would seem reasonable that second could appear another those areas, at same time or some point future. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS: This reason why consider triple endoscopy required as optimal evaluation patients Nevertheless, usefulness this systematic procedure, which includes nasopharyngoscopy, laryngoscopy, pharyngoscopy, bronchoscopy esophagoscopy, debatable. low number cancers associated synchronous primary lungs reported by several studies does not support procedure its morbidity. In contrast, other higher rate was observed authors pointed out impact such findings on treatment strategy, suggesting benefit routine endoscopy. One conclude relevance related to detected. A search identify predictive will therefore be required. SUMMARY: review summarizes available data literature highlights need for selected receive