Head and Neck

**Semantic type:** Body Location or Region

**Definition:** For oncology, an area of the body generally construed to comprise the base of skull and facial bones, sinuses, orbits, salivary glands, oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, thyroid, facial and neck musculature and lymph nodes draining these areas.

**Synonyms:** - H and N - HEAD AND NECK - Head & Neck - craniocervical region