Article1 April 1958CANCER OF THE HEAD AND NECKSYDNEY KOFMAN, M.D.SYDNEY KOFMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-4-731 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince the internist may be the first physician to see a patient, he should be thoroughly familiar with the problems of head and neck cancer. This paper has been written with the idea of reviewing a number of the important factors in the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer of the head and neck.CANCER OF THE MOUTHThe term "mouth cancer" is commonly used to define those malignant tumors which arise in the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, beginning anteriorly at the mucocutaneous junction of the lips and extending posteriorly to the level of the free edge of...Bibliography1. Martin H: Cancer of the head and neck. 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CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication October 12, 1957.From the Departments of Medicine of Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital and the Research and Educational Hospitals of the University of Illinois, Chicago.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Sydney Kofman, M.D., Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital, 1753 West Congress Street, Chicago 12, Illinois. 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