Tumors of the Head and Neck

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Head And Neck Cancer Patients With Submental Lymphedema Respond Well To Liposuction

Liposuction is a novel and minimally invasive procedure for treating persistent submental lymphedema in patients with previous head and neck cancer, according to an article published in the June 2012...

Outcomes Of Robotic Surgery: Data Presented At Head And Neck Cancer Annual Meeting

Predictors of disease severity in human papillomavirus-derived head and neck cancer, tobacco use, and the dramatic benefits of robotic surgery in people with head and neck cancer are among landmark re...

The effect of treating institution on outcomes in head and neck cancer

(American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery) Patients with head and neck cancer receiving radiation treatment at an academic center have a higher survival rate than those receiving tre...

Liposuction for the management of submental lymphedema in the head and neck cancer patient

(American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery) Liposuction is a novel and minimally invasive procedure for treating persistent submental lymphedema in patients with previous head and nec...

Treatment with robotic surgery offers dramatic benefit for people with head and neck cancer

Predictors of disease severity in human papillomavirus-derived head and neck cancer, tobacco use, and the dramatic benefits of robotic surgery in people with head and neck cancer are among landmark re...

Racial disparity in head and neck cancer outcomes

(HealthDay)—Among Medicaid beneficiaries diagnosed with head and neck cancer, considerable racial disparities exist in treatment patterns and survival, according to a study published online April 18...

Study examines surgical outcomes after head and neck cancer at safety-net hospitals

Safety-net hospitals appear to provide head and neck cancer surgical care to a vulnerable population, without an increase in short-term mortality, morbidity, or costs, according to a report in the Nov...

Guidebook for surgeons dealing with head and neck neoplasms

In this unique volume, leading international experts share their experiences in the management of head and neck tumors, providing a guidebook for all surgeons dealing with head and neck neoplasms.

Second, third, and fourth head and neck tumors. A progressive decrease in survival.

BACKGROUND: Patients with a first head and neck carcinoma have a high risk of successive neoplasms, many of which appear again in the head and neck. Second head and neck tumors have a poorer prognosis...

Lessons learned from next-generation sequencing in head and neck cancer.

Scientific innovation has enabled whole exome capture and massively parallel sequencing of cancer genomes. In head and neck cancer, next-generation sequencing has granted us further understanding of t...

International head and neck cancer epidemiology consortium: Update No. 9.

Value of human papillomavirus testing in the diagnostic workup of lymph node metastases from an unknown primary tumor to the neck.

Extensive cutaneous malignant melanoma of head and neck.

Management of extensive cutaneous malignant melanomas of head and neck is usually a challenging problem especially if the tumour has nodal metastasis. A young female presented with fungating growth of...