Introduction The late 1990s were active in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS) at the Geneva University Hospital. Dr. Francis Marchal was involved in exploring a completely new field by developing instruments for sialendoscopy and Dr.…
Overview – The Legal Requirements for a Malpractice Claim In the United States, medical malpractice laws vary from state to state. Generally speaking, the laws require a plaintiff (the person filing the lawsuit, typically the patient) to establish four things:…
Introduction Quality of Life (QoL) can be defined as the “perceived discrepancy between the reality of what a person has and the concept of what the person wants, needs, or expects.” QoL is multidimensional, incorporating physical, psychological, social, emotional, and…
Introduction Most of the world's people live in developing countries, and 85% will reside in developing countries by 2030; the world has witnessed a mass migration of refugees from developing countries to Western Europe in recent years; and many surgeons…
Introduction Salivary gland carcinomas represent a rare group of malignancies, accounting for 6–8% of all head and neck cancers, and can involve the major or minor salivary glands. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, there are 24 subtypes…
Introduction Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a product of reduced quality and quantity of saliva. Common causes include physiologic mouth breathing, polypharmacy, autoimmune disease, including Sjogren disease, and radiation. Drug-induced xerostomia can occur in the elderly population treated with medications…
Introduction Primary cancers arising from the parotid gland represent a diverse biologic spectrum. Surgery remains the primary local curative modality with high rates of local regional control (LRC) for the majority of early stage parotid contained neoplasms. For more advanced,…
Epidemiology Approximately 75% of lymphomas present as adenopathy and 25% present extranodally. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the most common site of extranodal lymphoma, followed by the head and neck region. The salivary glands serve as the site for nearly…
Introduction Facial paralysis is a debilitating disease process that poses significant physical and psychosocial impacts to patients. Facial paralysis resulting from salivary gland tumors can be due to the direct invasion of a malignant tumor, injury, or transection of the…
Introduction Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) are the most common forms of nonmelanoma skin cancers. Some 70–90% of cSCCs are located in the head and neck region, and 5% of cutaneous skin malignancies metastasize into…