Episode 158: Head and Neck Cancer Series, Pt. 1 - Introduction

This week, we kick off our Head and Neck Cancer series. Using the case of a man with a painless neck mass, we build a framework for the whole series.

Content:

- Why head and neck cancer is really two distinct diseases

- The biology behind HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer

- How to work up a neck mass and hunt for an unknown primary

- The cervical lymph node levels, and AJCC 8th edition staging

- How "Stage IV" does not mean metastatic in HPV-positive disease

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