TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical Practice Guideline
T2 - Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults Executive Summary
AU - Pynnonen, Melissa A.
AU - Gillespie, M. Boyd
AU - Roman, Benjamin
AU - Rosenfeld, Richard M.
AU - Tunkel, David E.
AU - Bontempo, Laura
AU - Brook, Itzhak
AU - Chick, Davoren Ann
AU - Colandrea, Maria
AU - Finestone, Sandra A.
AU - Fowler, Jason C.
AU - Griffith, Christopher C.
AU - Henson, Zeb
AU - Levine, Corinna
AU - Mehta, Vikas
AU - Salama, Andrew
AU - Scharpf, Joseph
AU - Shatzkes, Deborah R.
AU - Stern, Wendy B.
AU - Youngerman, Jay S.
AU - Corrigan, Maureen D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Competing interests: M. Boyd Gillespie, research funding from ImThera, Inspire, and Olympus; consultant and new device development for Medtronic and Omniguide; Maureen D. Corrigan, salaried employee of American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation 2017.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation has published a supplement to this issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery featuring the “Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults.” To assist in implementing the guideline recommendations, this article summarizes the rationale, purpose, and key action statements. The 12 recommendations developed emphasize reducing delays in diagnosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; promoting appropriate testing, including imaging, pathologic evaluation, and empiric medical therapies; reducing inappropriate testing; and promoting appropriate physical examination when cancer is suspected.
AB - The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation has published a supplement to this issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery featuring the “Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults.” To assist in implementing the guideline recommendations, this article summarizes the rationale, purpose, and key action statements. The 12 recommendations developed emphasize reducing delays in diagnosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; promoting appropriate testing, including imaging, pathologic evaluation, and empiric medical therapies; reducing inappropriate testing; and promoting appropriate physical examination when cancer is suspected.
KW - clinical practice guideline
KW - neck cancer
KW - neck mass
KW - squamous cell carcinoma
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U2 - 10.1177/0194599817723609
DO - 10.1177/0194599817723609
M3 - Article
C2 - 28891424
AN - SCOPUS:85029229453
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 157
SP - 355
EP - 371
JO - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 3
ER -