Primary Care Otolaryngology

Head and Neck Cancer

14. When there is a normal ear exam, ________ may be caused by a can- cer in the pharynx. 15. Persistent unilateral serous otitis media may be caused by a cancer in the nasopharynx obstructing the _______________. 16. Parotid masses feel superficial, because the parotid gland is immedi- ately superficial to the ____________________ of the mandible.

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Answers 1. Squamous cell carcinoma 2. Synergistic 3. Triple endoscopy 4. Endoscopy 5. Surgery, radiation therapy 6. Surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy 7. Neck 8. Jugular vein 9. Salivary 10. Metastasis

11. Cancer 12. Parotid 13. Ulcer 14. Otalgia

15. Eustachian tube 16. Ascending ramus

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