Open full size image Open full size image The role of systemic therapy in the treatment of head and neck cancer has increased in recent decades. Randomized clinical studies of integrated chemotherapy/radiotherapy programs have demonstrated improvements in locoregional control, organ…
Open full size image Open full size image The use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of cancer has evolved during the past century since the discovery of x-rays in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a German physicist. Professor Wilhelm…
Open full size image Open full size image Open full size image Patients in need of treatment for head and neck or oral tumors, whether benign or malignant, require a multidisciplinary team approach, including the head and neck surgeon, prosthodontist,…
Open full size image Open full size image Open full size image The impact of major ablative surgery for cancer in the head and neck region can be devastating for the patient, aesthetically and often functionally. Reconstruction of oncologic defects…
Open full size image Open full size image Open full size image Bone consists of a solid mineral phase and a matrix of osteoid phase that contains osteoclasts (bone-resorbing cells), osteoblasts (bone-forming cells), and osteocytes (osteoblasts that become incorporated into…
Open full size image Open full size image Open full size image Tumors of the soft somatic tissues form a very small component in the spectrum of tumors requiring surgical treatment in the head and neck region. These tumors may…
Open full size image Open full size image Neurogenic tumors and paragangliomas form a very small percentage of all neoplastic lesions of the head and neck region. Although these tumors are considered under the major heading of “soft tissue tumors,”…
Open full size image Open full size image Open full size image Salivary glands are divided into major (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual) and minor salivary glands. Major salivary glands are paired structures, and minor glands exist in a submucosal location…
Open full size image Open full size image Palpable nodularity in the thyroid gland is common, especially in women and older persons. The incidence of palpable nodularity in the thyroid gland in the United States is reported to be 4%…
Open full size image Open full size image Open full size image One of the most important factors affecting prognosis for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract is the status of cervical lymph nodes at the…