Level of knowledge of rotating interns about preven-tion and timely detection of breast cancer: Narrative Review

Abstract

Head and neck carcinoma (HNC) of unknown primary is a clinical condition defined as a cervical adenopathy for which, after physical examination, imaging studies and panendoscopy with biopsies, the primary tumor is not found, but there is confirmed malignancy of the adenomegaly. It is infrequent, so prospective studies that yield statistically significant results are not currently available, and definitive treatment is still controversial. Since radiation therapy is a targeted treatment, it is essential to adequately define treatment target volumes; the discovery of the primary tumor is ideal, but in many cases, despite a phased, exhaustive and multidisciplinary study, this is not achieved. This motivates the debate on which regions to treat, dose, fractionation and modality (exclusive, adjuvant, concurrent). Until now, the treatment of high-risk cervical nodes and mucosa seems to be the strategy with the best locoregional control.