title: Primary cancer of the head and neck.
abstract: One hundred and seventy-eight cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck were reviewed. The incidence of second malignant neoplasms was 15%. The authors conclude that environmental and life-style factors contributed to the development of a second malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Des Moines.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Firkins
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aguiar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies