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. 2018 Jul 19;144(8):727–737. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2018.0993

Table 4. Anatomic Site of SPMN According to Site of First HNSCC in 12 618 Patients, SEER 2000 to 2014.

Site of First HNSCC Site of SPMNa Observed SIR Rate (95% CI) EAR Per 10 000 PYR
All HNSCC
All solid tumors 12 618 2.18 (2.14-2.22) 160.34
Lung and bronchus 4028 4.21 (4.08-4.35) 72.15
Tongue 919 16.63 (15.57-17.74) 20.29
Gum and other mouth 642 28.96 (26.77-31.29) 14.56
Esophagus 527 5.99 (5.49-6.52) 10.31
Larynx 403 5.96 (5.39-6.57) 7.88
Pharynx 349 12.87 (11.55-14.29) 7.56
Floor of mouth 254 25.62 (22.57-28.97) 5.73
Hypopharynx 201 15.68 (13.59-18.01) 4.42
Tonsil 199 6.12 (5.30-7.03) 3.91
Thyroid 218 2.99 (2.61-3.42) 3.41
Lip 144 11.14 (9.39-13.11) 3.08
Oropharynx 102 13.30 (10.84-16.14) 2.22
Other oral cavity and pharynx 96 21.35 (17.29-26.07) 2.15
Colorectal cancer 533 1.20 (1.10-1.31) 2.09
Liver 207 1.68 (1.46-1.93) 1.98
Urinary bladder 477 1.16 (1.06-1.27) 1.53
Stomach 169 1.47 (1.26-1.71) 1.28
Salivary gland 72 3.99 (3.12-5.03) 1.27
Oropharynx
All solid tumors 3742 1.98 (1.91-2.04) 114.48
Lung and bronchus 1059 3.63 (3.41-3.85) 47.49
Tongue 345 16.18 (14.52-17.99) 20.04
Gum and other mouth 157 21.56 (18.32-25.21) 9.27
Esophagus 162 5.47 (4.66-6.38) 8.19
Pharynx 107 10.85 (8.89-13.11) 6.01
Larynx 92 3.94 (3.18-4.83) 4.25
Floor of mouth 67 18.29 (14.17-23.22) 3.92
Tonsil 71 5.11 (3.99-6.44) 3.53
Thyroid 81 2.95 (2.35-3.67) 3.32
Hypopharynx 50 11.16 (8.28-14.71) 2.82
Oropharynx 35 11.99 (8.35-16.68) 1.99
Other oral cavity and pharynx 28 17.26 (11.47-24.95) 1.63
Nasopharynx 22 8.92 (5.59-13.50) 1.21
Oral cavity
All solid tumors 3903 2.36 (2.28-2.43) 186.07
Lung and bronchus 895 3.18 (2.98-3.40) 50.80
Gum and other mouth 425 64.35 (58.37-70.77) 34.64
Tongue 420 29.85 (27.06-32.85) 33.61
Floor of mouth 144 56.28 (47.47-66.27) 11.71
Esophagus 146 6.27 (5.29-7.37) 10.16
Lip 113 29.72 (24.50-35.74) 9.04
Pharynx 105 15.62 (12.77-18.91) 8.14
Larynx 101 6.00 (4.88-7.29) 6.97
Tonsil 77 10.23 (8.08-12.79) 5.75
Hypopharynx 56 17.70 (13.37-22.99) 4.37
Salivary gland 44 8.23 (5.98-11.05) 3.20
Thyroid 58 2.67 (2.03-3.45) 3.00
Oropharynx 36 19.47 (13.63-26.95) 2.83
Colorectal cancer 165 1.20 (1.02-1.40) 2.26
Other oral cavity and pharynx 27 23.48 (15.47-34.17) 2.14
Liver 52 1.68 (1.26-2.21) 1.75
Larynx
All solid tumors 4335 2.13 (2.07-2.20) 177.99
Lung and bronchus 1804 5.19 (4.95-5.44) 112.62
Larynx 184 7.39 (6.36-8.54) 12.30
Esophagus 165 5.19 (4.42-6.04) 10.30
Tongue 125 6.96 (5.79-8.29) 8.28
Pharynx 116 12.20 (10.08-14.63) 8.23
Hypopharynx 82 17.53 (13.94-21.76) 5.98
Urinary system 312 1.29 (1.15-1.44) 5.44
Urinary bladder 216 1.40 (1.22-1.60) 4.81
Thyroid 72 3.37 (2.64-4.24) 3.92
Colorectal cancer 203 1.29 (1.12-1.48) 3.55
Gum and other mouth 49 6.53 (4.83-8.64) 3.21
Liver 81 1.94 (1.54-2.41) 3.04
Other oral cavity and pharynx 37 23.70 (16.68-32.67) 2.74
Tonsil 43 4.30 (3.11-5.79) 2.55
Floor of mouth 31 9.31 (6.32-13.21) 2.14
Hypopharynx
All solid tumors 638 3.04 (2.81-3.29) 303.08
Lung and bronchus 270 7.63 (6.75-8.60) 165.99
Esophagus 54 16.72 (12.56-21.82) 35.92
Tongue 29 15.16 (10.15-21.78) 19.16
Larynx 26 10.15 (6.63-14.87) 16.58
Pharynx 21 20.38 (12.61-31.15) 14.13
Colorectal cancer 34 2.12 (1.47-2.96) 12.68
Hypopharynx 13 26.23 (13.96-44.86) 8.85
Liver 17 3.74 (2.18-5.98) 8.81
Floor of mouth 12 33.28 (17.18-58.14) 8.23
Gum and other mouth 11 14.12 (7.04-25.26) 7.23
Stomach 13 3.01 (1.60-5.14) 6.14
Tonsil 8 7.23 (3.11-14.25) 4.88
Kidney 14 1.77 (0.97-2.97) 4.31
Oropharynx 6 21.59 (7.89-47.00) 4.05
Thyroid 7 3.05 (1.22-6.28) 3.33
Other oral cavity and pharynx 4 24.51 (6.59-62.75) 2.71
Urinary bladder 18 1.22 (0.72-1.93) 2.32

Abbreviations: EAR, excess absolute risk; HNSCC, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; PYR, person-year at risk; SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results; SIR, standardized incidence ratio; SPMN, second primary malignant neoplasm.

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Second primary malignant neoplasms are those with at least 1 excess case per 10 000 PYR.