Tumors of the Head and Neck

Head lice

   See also: Head Lice - Infestation, Diagnosis and Treatment.  

Neck veins

Neck Mass

Tumor Growth and Metastasis

Researchers discover possible trigger for spread of head and neck cancer cells

(Medical Xpress)—Very little has been known about the epigenetic events—developmental and environmental factors affecting genes—that occur prior to the invasive growth of head and neck squamous...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Retropharyngeal lymph node metastases in head and neck malignancies.

Retropharyngeal lymph node (RPLN) metastasis of primary head and neck cancer often receives less consideration than lymph node metastasis in the neck. With improvements in imaging techniques and repor...

5'-Nitro-indirubinoxime, an indirubin derivative, suppresses metastatic ability of human head and neck cancer cells through the inhibition of Integrin β1/FAK/Akt signaling.

Head and neck cancer is a malignant cancer and has the high infiltrative potential leading to metastasis. The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of 5'-nitro-indirubinoxime (5'-NIO),...

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...

Feasibility of Robot-Assisted Neck Dissections via a Transaxillary and Retroauricular ("TARA") Approach in Head and Neck Cancer: Preliminary Results.

BACKGROUND: Recently, robot-assisted neck dissection in thyroid cancer patients with lateral neck node metastasis has been demonstrated to be feasible. We realized the necessity...

Correlation of NF-kappaB signal pathway with tumor metastasis of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) signaling constitutes a key event in the multistep process of carcinogenesis, progression and treatment in many cancer types. However, the sign...