Preoperative imaging should be integrated with intraoperative findings based on endoscopic inspection and frozen sections in patients with maxillary cancer.
Head and Neck Cancer: What Can Be Done to Mitigate Differences in Diagnosis Between Healthcare Providers?
There are differences between how a community-based practice and a tertiary care center might approach head and neck cancer diagnosis. But what are they and why do they exist?
Is Radiation, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, or Neck Dissection Beneficial for the Node Negative Neck in Merkel Cell Carcinoma?
The studies presented demonstrate that sentinel lymph node biopsy with lymphoscintigraphy is an important technique in the management of clinical merkel cell carcinoma.
Social Factors in Head and Neck Cancer: Here’s What Researchers Found
When researchers looked at the load of psychological stressors that contribute to biological functioning, they found something somewhat surprising: Race didn’t play a role when social factors were taken into consideration.
Study Shows Tislelizumab Boosts Survival in Patients with Previously Treated Esophageal Cancer
A study published in July 2021 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has shown that the overall survival (OS) in patients who had previously treated esophageal cancer improved significantly with the humanized monoclonal antibody drug tislelizumab when compared to chemotherapy (J Clin Oncol. 2021 39:15_suppl, 4012-4012; the study was sponsored by BeiGene, Ltd.). In the global […]
Extracranial/Intracranial Vascular Bypass Preferred for Head and Neck Cancer Patients with Internal or Common Carotid Artery-Related Carotid Blowout Syndrome
A look at the effect of endovascular intervention or extracranial/intracranial (EC/IC) vascular bypass on the management of patients with head and neck cancer-related rupture of the extracranial carotid artery or its major branches.
How to Improve Inequities in Head and Neck Cancer
Most cases of oropharyngeal cancer are positive for the human papillomavirus, but among Blacks, 55.3% of cases are HPV-negative, and HPV-negative cases are, to say the least, understudied, said Babak Givi, MD, associate professor of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, in a virtual session at the Combined Otolaryngology […]
Head and Neck Cancer Cells Hijack Nearby Healthy Tissue, Promoting Further Invasion
A new study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine has shown that up to half of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma will experience tumor recurrence or new tumors, which often spread and are difficult to treat (J Exp Med. 2021;218:e20200944). The team of researchers, led by the University of Michigan School […]
Head and Neck Cancer: Experts Discuss How to Improve Surgery Quality and Value
More procedures performed at high-volume hospitals and careful certification of surgeons in clinical trials are ways to improve the quality and value in head and neck care, panelists said.
Sarcopenia Significantly Associated with Poorer Overall Survival of Patients with Head and Neck Cancers
Pretreatment sarcopenia as radiologically defined by decreased skeletal muscle index (SMI) or skeletal muscle mass (SMM) correlates with poor survival in HNC patients.
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