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Table 3 Classification of tumors according to site of 1ry malignancy and type of pathology

From: Assessment of head and neck-imaging reporting and data system using fluro-deoxy-glucose-positron emission tomography/computerized tomography scan imaging of recurrence of head and neck tumors

Primary site

Primary diagnosis

Frequency

Buccal cavity

Differentiated Cancer

1

Cervical LN

HL

3

Metastasis

2

NHL

2

Cheek

Neuroblastoma

2

Esophagus

Adenocarcinoma

1

Hard Palate

Differentiated Cancer

1

Larynx

Differentiated Cancer

2

Epithelial Malignancy

1

Invasive Cell Cancer

2

SCC

3

Lower Lip

Differentiated Cancer

1

Maxilla

Differentiated Cancer

1

Nasal Cavity

NHL

1

Nasopharynx

NHL

2

SCC

5

Undifferentiated Cancer

2

Oropharynx

NHL

1

Paratracheal

NHL

1

Parotid

Differentiated Cancer

1

HL

1

Large Cell Carcinoma

1

Pyriform fossa

SCC

1

Submandibular gland

SCC

1

Thyroid

Papillary Carcinoma

4

Undifferentiated Cancer

1

Tongue

Adenocystic Carcinoma

2

Differentiated Cancer

3

SCC

1

Tonsils

NHL

1

Upper Jaw and Maxilla

Sarcoma

2

Vocal Cord

SCC

2

Total

55

  1. HL Hodgkin Lymphoma, NHL Non Hodgkin Lymphoma, SCC Squamous cell carcinoma