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PANENDOSCOPY
EVALUATION OF THE UADT
(NASOPHARYNX, ORAL CAVITY, OROPHARYNX, LARYNX, HYPOPHARYNX AND CERVICAL ESOPHAGUS)
DIRECT BIOPSIES OF SUSPICIOUS AREAS
(NO RANDOM BIOPSIES!!)
PATIENT UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA - IF REQUIRED
BRONCHOSCOPY
IS WARRANTED WHEN THERE IS AN
ABNORMALITY OF THE LUNG ON CHEST IMAGES
WHEN ROUTINE DIAGNOSTIC WORK-UP FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE PRIMARY
SUBSEQUENT PANENDOSCOPY HAD SUCCESS IN 29.2%
Cianchetti M et al., Laryngoscope 2009
IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRIMARY TUMOR
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