title: Initial work-up in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To propose national guidelines for the initial assessment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Comprehensive review of the literature and consensus discussion with national experts in the field.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Consensus guidelines are proposed concerning the work-up of patients with a presumed diagnosis of a squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aero-digestive tract.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc, UCL, Brussels, Belgium. hamoir@orlo.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamoir
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vander Poorten
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chantrain
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Laer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gasmanne
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deron
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004724:Endoscopy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010808:Physical Examination; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic