Head and neck oncology – 2010, part I
Journal Title: Otolaryngologia Polska - Year 2010, Vol 64, Issue 3
Abstract
This article reviewed the current state of the art in head and neck oncology. These include very important and stimulating new areas of interest including the marked acceptance of chemoradiation in favor of surgery in patients with cancer of the head and neck. The concept of HPV as a cause of cancer of the oropharynx is relatively new and very important in the epidemiology of these tumors. New modalities such as PET CT scanning and robotic surgery are discussed and appear to be very important in management of cancer of the head and neck. Endoscopic endonasal skull base surgery is another new high technology contribution to the fi eld of head and neck surgery as is the use of endoscopic assisted thyroid surgery. These and other new concepts are discussed in this manuscript.
Authors and Affiliations
Eugene Myers
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP51927
- DOI -
- Views 135
- Downloads 0
Andrzej Franciszek Ksawery Dybek (1783–1826) and rhinolaryngology
The professional and scientifi c activities of Andrzej Franciszek Ksawery Dybek (1783-1826), an eminent Varsovian physician, the military doctor, the professor of surgery of Warsaw Royal University, and the member of man...
Szkliwiak zatoki szczękowej – opis przypadku
Ameloblastoma (adamantinoma) is a benign neoplasm deriving from the enamel organ. Its etiology has not been ultimately determined. It constitutes about 1% of all head and neck tumours, and about 11% of teeth-originating...
Intralaryngeal ectopic thyroid
Lingual thyroid is the most common presentation of ectopic thyroid tissue. In contrast, to that laryngeal location is extremely rare. We report a case of 59 years old woman with a history of progressive dyspnea and nodul...
Dekompresja oczodołu w przypadku orbitopatii tarczycowej
SUMMARY Thyroid orbitopathy may result in significant proptosis that causes visual lost. Besides pharmacologic and radiotherapeutic procedures surgically de-compression of the orbital skeleton occasionally is managed. We...
Angifibroma juvenile — evolution of surgical management
SUMMARY Introduction: Juvenile Angiofibroma has been challenged generations of surgeons. The problem is, not only in specific clinical features of the tumour, but also in difficult surgical approach to anatomical area in...