Page 12 - Head and neck surgery

PHYSICAL EXAM

Clinical examination aims to assess the following:

• Synchronous lesions within the oral cavity and oropharynx

• Cervical lymphadenopathy suggestive of cervical nodal metastasis

• General condition e.g. nutritional status and anaemia

• Evidence of distant metastasis e.g. hepatomegaly, localized bony tenderness and pleural effusion