Definition: 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. (from Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 4th ed, p1651)
Other names Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Upper Aerodigestive Tract; Neck Neoplasms; Neck Cancer; Head and Neck Cancer; Head Cancer; Cancer of Head and Neck; UADT Neoplasm; Neoplasms, UADT; Neoplasm, UADT; UADT Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Neck; Neoplasms, Head and Neck; Neoplasms, Head; Head, Neck Neoplasms; Head Neoplasms; Cancer of the Neck; Cancer of the Head and Neck; Cancer of the Head; Cancer of Neck
