Qingtong Liu Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Cancer chemotherapy, Prostate biomarker
Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University. Shanxi, China
Qingtong Liu was working in the Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University. Shanxi, China. Doctor has more than 40 publications. Doctor's current research area related to clinical oncology.
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Qingtong Liu, Yuan Wang, Gang Jin
Purpose: An increasing attention has turned to the burden of secondary malignant neoplasms (SMNs) in long-term cancer survivors. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence, and survival outcomes of SMNs in primary hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HSCC). Materials and Methods: Patients with primary diagnosis with HSCC and reported to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program between 1973 and 2016 were eligible for this study. Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the cumulative incidence of SMNs and survival rates. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) of SMNs after primary HSCC were also assessed. Results: A total of 8518 patients diagnosed with HSCC as their first malignancy were included (median follow-up: 142 months). 984 patients developed SMNs... view moreĀ»