Clinical Features

An Overview of Contemporary Head and Neck Cancer Care

Written by Dr Eoin F. Cleere, Professor James Paul O’Neill, Head and Neck surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, RCSI

head and neck cancer

A 41 year old man presents to your clinic with a large swelling in his right neck. He is also complaining of some right ear pain, he has been feeling fatigued for the past month and has lost weight although he says he has not been eating much due to some reported pain on swallowing. He is a not a smoker and rarely drinks alcohol. What is your differential diagnosis? Are you concerned about any particular diagnosis?

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