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ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2018 Dec 11;81(1):16-23. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama University Hospital, Wakayama, Japan.
Background/aims: The aim of this study was to observe the relationship between the gene expression profiles of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and endothelin (EDN)-1 and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study performed at a tertiary-care academic center; 108 patients with snoring and day-time sleeplessness were included in this study carried out in the Otolaryngology Department. All patients were evaluated with 1-night polysomnography (PSG). Read More
Audiol Neurootol 2018 Dec 11;23(5):277-284. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Objective: The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the difference in treatment outcomes for patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) undergoing concurrent or sequential intravenous (IV) and intratympanic (IT) steroid therapies.
Methods: Patients with idiopathic SSNHL admitted to Taipei Veterans Hospital from August 2011 to August 2012 were enrolled. Patients were treated with both IV dexamethasone 5 mg b. Read More
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2018 Dec 11;81(1):24-35. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Maxillo-Facial Surgery Unit, Neurosensorial Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Objective: The buccal fat pad (BFP) has been progressively introduced into clinical practice for oral defect reconstruction. This study describes our experience with this technique and compares indications in the literature and outcomes.
Methods: We prospectively enrolled 24 patients presenting oral surgical defects and treated between January 2012 and January 2015 at our institution. Read More
Audiol Neurootol 2018 Dec 11;23(5):290-297. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
We quantified changes in the auditory acuity of 675 aging adults (mean age 71.1 years, 52.0% female, mean follow-up 4. Read More
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2018 Dec 8. Epub 2018 Dec 8.
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: Japanese cedar (JC) pollinosis is a common allergic rhinitis in Japan. The JC pollen SLIT tablet was developed using the highest concentration of JC pollen extract.
Objective: This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II/III trial to investigate the optimal dose of the JC pollen SLIT tablet and examine long-term efficacy and safety for 3 years with the selected dose, and 2-year follow-up. Read More
Expert Opin Biol Ther 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
d Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center , University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore , Maryland.
Introduction: Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) previously had limited treatment options once patients had progressed on systemic chemotherapy. With recent advances, immunotherapy now plays an important role in the treatment of advanced disease with improved outcomes as compared to cytotoxic chemotherapy. Areas covered: This article reviews the effects of the immune system and how it influences the development and response to HNSCC therapy. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Radiation Therapeutics and Oncology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: This study investigates the prognostic value of metabolic tumor burden calculated using dual-time-point 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/CT in patients with locally advanced cancer.
Methods: This study examines 42 patients (35 men and 7 women, 38-73 years old) with locally advanced oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer who had undergone FDG-PET/CT before receiving chemoradiotherapy. Maximum standardized uptake value (SUV ), metabolic tumor volume (MTV), and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) were measured for the early and delayed phases. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background: This study examined the potential use of our newly developed prevascularized oral mucosal cell sheet for the treatment of skin wounds.
Methods: Mucosal cell sheets containing cultured keratinocytes and plasma fibrin without (K sheet) or with a mixture of fibroblasts and endothelial progenitor cells (PV sheet) were transplanted into full-thickness skin excisional wounds of nude mice.
Results: This technique was successful for in vitro culture; expanding keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial progenitor cells; and generating prevascularized mucosal cell sheets. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Departments of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Background: The 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer's (AJCC) staging system for oral cavity cancer incorporates pathological features. We aimed to assess whether these changes results in better risk stratification of patients with early oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC).
Methods: Overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) of 244 patients were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Background: Depth of invasion (DOI) in oral cavity cancer is important in determining prognosis. This study aims to determine optimal cut-points of DOI for detection of occult disease and survival.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was completed of previously untreated early stage lateral oral tongue cancer. Read More
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2018 Dec;16(12):1443-1450
Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, Germany (Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Deutschland).
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida.
Background: Skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas are rare tumors traditionally treated by surgical resection and adjuvant radiation therapy (RT). We will discuss data evaluating clinical outcomes of proton therapy in the treatment of skull base chordomas and chondrosarcomas.
Methods: A literature review was performed using a MEDLINE search from January 1990 to January 2017. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Service of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
Background: Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and cortactin overexpression is frequently detected in a variety of cancers, and has been associated with poor clinical outcome. However, there are no data in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).
Objective: To investigate the relationship of FAK and cortactin expression with the clinicopathologic features and the impact on the prognosis of cSCC patients. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
Background: Silver nanoparticles (AgNP) show efficacy in cancer cell lines. We present the first in-human outcome of AgNP in a cancer patient.
Methods: Homemade AgNP solution is manufactured using online instructions by a 78-year old male. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
School of Dentistry, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Background: Aberrant expression of decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) is considered to be a diagnostic and therapeutic target for human cancers. The aim of this study was to assess DcR3 as a target of the anticancer effects of triptolide (TPL) in preclinical patient-derived tumor xenograft (PDTX) models of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
Methods: The expression of DcR3 was evaluated through immunohistochemistry, and correlations were examined using clinical variables. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Unit of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Background: Management of persistent juvenile angiofibroma (pJA) after transnasal endoscopic resection is controversial. To better understand its behavior, optimize treatment, and minimize morbidity, we report our experience in pJA focusing on follow-up strategies and disease progression.
Methods: A retrospective review of clinical records of all JA cases treated with endoscopic surgery at the Unit of Otorhinolaryngology of the University of Brescia between January 1994 and October 2015 was performed. Read More
J Cell Physiol 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Head and Neck and Genito-Urinary Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
The long noncoding RNA cancer susceptibility 9 (CASC9) has been reported to be a pivot modulator in growth and metastasis of breast cancer, liver cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, lung adenocarcinoma, gastric cancer, and nasopharyngeal cancer. However, its potential roles in ovarian cancer remain unclear. In this study, we aimed at its functions and molecular mechanism in ovarian cancer progression. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Background: Adult-type rhabdomyoma (ATR) is a rare mesenchymal tumor of skeletal muscle differentiation. Extracardiac ATR occurs most commonly in the head and neck, but do so in a heterogeneous fashion, arising at numerous different locations within this region.
Methods: At our institution, we encountered a patient who was diagnosed clinically with parathyroid adenoma based on signs and symptoms of hyperparathyroidism and suggestive radiologic findings. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia.
Background: Our objective was to determine the effect of post-diagnosis aspirin use on survival in veterans with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 584 veterans with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated at the Washington DC VA Medical Center between 1995 and 2015. Charts were queried for clinical-pathologic data, aspirin prescriptions, and outcome. Read More
Laryngoscope 2018 Dec 8. Epub 2018 Dec 8.
Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Objectives/hypothesis: To describe the histopathologic findings and clinical presentation of arachnoid cysts (ACs) within the human temporal bone.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort analysis.
Methods: An analysis of all medical records of patients diagnosed with an AC was performed. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Background: Malignant melanomas on skin graft recipient sites are rare, with few cases reported in the literature.
Methods: We present a case report of a patient with recurrent cutaneous melanoma in the grafted anterolateral thigh flap of the tongue.
Results: A patient underwent hemiglossectomy with free flap reconstruction for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Background: The effect of Graves' disease on the risk of postoperative complications in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy is unclear.
Methods: The incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury and hypoparathyroidism were analyzed between 165 patients with Graves' disease (GD group) and 1:1 matched patients with euthyroid states (control group).
Results: The matched cohorts did not differ in age, sex, body mass index, pathologic diagnosis, and extent of operation. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Background: This study assessed the feasibility of near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) to identify the parathyroid glands (PGs) intraoperatively and to assess their perfusion after thyroid resection.
Methods: Patients undergoing elective thyroidectomy were enrolled in this prospective study. An intravenous bolus of 7. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Division of Otorhinolaryngology, San Giuseppe Hospital, IRCCS Multimedica, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Background: In this study, we present the first application of functional fat injection performed under local anesthesia in the treatment of severe dysphagia secondary to head and neck cancer surgery.
Methods: Functional fat injection was performed using a transcervical approach. Control of injection depth and site was performed through a transnasal flexible endoscope. Read More
J Cell Physiol 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University No. 1, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Long noncoding RNAs have been reported to be important regulators in numerous cancers. In this study, we found that HOXC13 antisense RNA (HOXC13-AS) was highly expressed in head and neck squamous carcinoma (HNSC) tissues in The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) belongs to HNSC. Read More
Int J Cancer 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
VCS Population Health, VCS Foundation, Level 6, 176 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne, VIC, 3002, Australia.
A fall in the positive predictive value (PPV) of cytological predictions of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) or adenocarcinoma-in-situ (AIS) has been predicted in the post HPV vaccination era due to the decrease in underlying prevalence of cervical lesions. Data was extracted from the Victorian Cervical Screening Registry including cervical cytology tests taken between 2000 and 2016 and any subsequent histology performed within six months of the cytology. PPV was calculated for each age group (<20, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+ years) and calendar year. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
Background: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the usefulness of pretreatment positron emission tomography (PET) using metabolic tumor volume (MTV) of the primary tumor and lymph nodes in advanced hypopharyngeal cancer.
Methods: From June 2007 to December 2015, consecutive patients with advanced hypopharyngeal cancer who underwent PET and were treated with definitive radiation therapy were retrospectively reviewed.
Results: A total of 61 patients were eligible for this study. Read More
Med Phys 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Purpose: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) utilizes many small fields for producing a uniform dose distribution. Therefore, there are many field junctions in the target region, and resulting dose uncertainties are accumulated. However, such accumulation of the dose uncertainty has not been implemented in the current practice of IMRT dose verification. Read More
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Nov 15;11:CD009901. Epub 2018 Nov 15.
Wiesbaden Business School, RheinMain University of Applied Science, Bleichstr. 44, Wiesbaden, Germany, 65183.
Background: Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is one of the most common bedside surgical procedures performed in critically ill adults, on intensive care units (ICUs), who require long-term ventilation. PDT is associated with relevant life-threatening complications: Cuff rupture or accidental extubation may lead to hypoxia, aspiration or loss of airway. Puncture of the oesophagus, or creating a false passage during dilatation or replacement of the tracheostomy tube, can lead to pneumothorax or emphysema. Read More
Laryngoscope 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Neurological Institute of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Objectives/hypothesis: The authors used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to analyze epidemiological features of patients presenting with supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma (SCCa) and to evaluate treatment trends and outcomes.
Methods: The SEER database was queried for patients with supraglottic SCCa from 1973 to 2013. Information on demographics; tumor size; histologic grade; American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage; SEER local, regional, distant stage; and treatment modality were analyzed. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 9. Epub 2018 Dec 9.
Department of Medicine and Pathology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York.
Background: We evaluated the usefulness of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound of cervical lymph nodes (LN), when two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound evaluation is not sufficient to clearly evaluate lymph node characteristics, in thyroid cancer patients being followed after thyroidectomy.
Methods: Two readers retrospectively analyzed 2D and 3D images of 147 LNs; LNs were categorized as normal, reactive, suspicious, or indeterminate, and confidence level was rated. Results were compared to cytological/clinical data. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Brescia, Milan, Italy.
Background: Oral tongue/floor of mouth squamous cell carcinoma (OTFMSCC) with a depth of invasion (DOI) > 10 mm involves extrinsic muscles and lingual neurovascular/lymphatic bundles. "Compartmental" hemiglossopelvectomy (CHGP) was developed to improve loco-regional control by "en bloc" removal of tumor and its pathways of spread.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study on 45 CHGPs performed at a single institution for OTFMSCC with a DOI > 10 mm at CT/MR. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, Gachon University College of Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Background: Papillary thyroid microcarcinomas (PTMCs) often demonstrate lateral lymph node (LN) metastasis. The purpose of this study was to assess whether the size of primary tumor should be considered in deciding lateral neck dissection extent.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective comparison of patients with PTMC and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) larger than 1 cm who received lateral LN dissection from 2009 to 2015. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Background: The aim of the study was to examine prevalence of dysphagia at the population level in head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors.
Methods: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare claims among 16 194 patients with HNC (2002-2011) were analyzed to estimate 2-year prevalence of dysphagia, stricture, and aspiration pneumonia, and derive treatment- and site-specific estimates.
Results: Prevalence of dysphagia, stricture, pneumonia, and aspiration pneumonia was 45. Read More
J Bone Miner Res 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
An ASBMR task force recommends a drug holiday for certain women treated for ≥5 years with oral alendronate or ≥3 years with intravenous zoledronic acid, with reassessment 2-3 years later. It is not known whether changes in BMD or bone turnover markers differ after oral or intravenous therapy. Our goal was to compare changes in BMD and procollagen type I N propeptide, PINP, after oral or intravenous bisphosphonate use. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri.
Background: With most centers reporting excellent disease control following transoral surgery for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal cancer, data are still lacking regarding management and outcomes in patients who relapse. We describe the treatment outcomes after curative intent therapy for locoregional and distant relapse following transoral surgery for HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC).
Methods: A single institution retrospective study in which patients were identified with curatively treated loco-regional or single site distant relapse of HPV-related OPSCC treated initially with transoral surgery (TOS) between 1996 and 2014. Read More
IUBMB Life 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Aberrant activation of cyclin-dependent kinase 9 (CDK9) is widespread in human cancers. However, the underlying mechanisms of CDK9 activation and the therapeutic potential of CDK9 inhibition in cervical cancer remain largely unknown. Here, we report that CDK9 is gradually upregulated during cervical lesion progression and regulated by HPV16 E6. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Background: The purpose of this study was to comprehensively characterize head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) arising in young patients (<45 years old).
Methods: We performed immunohistochemistry, silver, and fluorescence in situ hybridization using samples obtained from 396 radically resected cases among 1787 HNSCCs.
Results: Young age HNSCCs occurred in 10. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia.
Current management of metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) to the parotid is surgical excision and postoperative radiotherapy. In the node-negative neck, there is debate about the role of elective neck dissection (END), irradiation or observation. This systematic review assesses the prevalence of occult cervical disease and the evidence for END. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Otolaryngology Unit, Vittorio Veneto Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
Background: Given the relevance of any tumor invasion of the arytenoid cartilage or crico-arytenoid unit to the planning open partial horizontal laryngectomy (OPHL) for laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC), it is important to have a reliable radiological test to assess impairments of these structures.
Methods: We retrospectively compared the endoscopic, radiological, and pathological findings in patients with glottic LSCC who underwent OPHL.
Results: The endoscopic finding of a reduced (impaired or absent) vocal cord motility proved more sensitive, with better positive and negative predictive values, but less specific than the radiological finding of complete arytenoid sclerosis in detecting histologically assessable infiltration of the arytenoid cartilage. Read More
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Background: Taste complaints are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Although changes in taste function may arise from varied etiologies, numerous other factors may impact patients' taste perceptions, the most common of which is olfactory dysfunction. Thus, patients with taste complaints may or may not have measurable deficits in taste function. Read More
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: Previous studies on the impact of wait times for endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in medically recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis (rCRS) have not examined its influence on the 5 distinct symptoms domains of the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22), and have not applied evidence-based surgical indications. Our primary study objective was to investigate the impact of ESS wait times on postoperative SNOT-22 global and symptom domain scores in patients with rCRS deemed "appropriate" surgical candidates.
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of adult patients with rCRS undergoing ESS, categorized as "appropriate" surgical candidates. Read More
Cancer 2018 Dec;124(23):4430-4431
Head Neck 2018 Dec 9. Epub 2018 Dec 9.
Division of Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Background: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology has been the standard of care in the workup of cervical lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with recurrent papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and suspicious cervical LNs. Recently, FNA thyroglobulin (TG) washout measurement has been proposed as an adjunct in the management of these patients. We hypothesize that using FNA-TG washout for suspicious cervical LNs would increase the accuracy of diagnosing metastatic disease especially in cystic and highly vascular cervical LN in patients with recurrent PTC. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 10. Epub 2018 Dec 10.
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Head & Neck Oncology, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences and the Odette Cancer Centre, Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Locoregional recurrent/persistent head and neck cancer following primary treatment is a significant challenge as it is usually difficult to treat and has worse outcomes compared to the primary setting. Surgical resection of a local or regional recurrence offers the best chance of cure when feasible. Local recurrence outcomes vary by subsite with laryngeal recurrences having the best prognoses and hypopharynx having the worst. Read More
J Appl Clin Med Phys 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Oncology Physics, Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
Background: Independent verification of the dose delivered by complex radiotherapy can be performed by electronic portal imaging device (EPID) dosimetry. This paper presents 5-yr EPID in vivo dosimetry (IVD) data obtained using the Dosimetry Check (DC) software on a large cohort including breast, lung, prostate, and head and neck (H&N) cancer patients.
Material And Methods: The difference between in vivo dose measurements obtained by DC and point doses calculated by the Eclipse treatment planning system was obtained on 3795 radiotherapy patients treated with volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) (n = 842) and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) (n = 2953) at 6, 10, and 15 MV. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Oral Pathology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Background: The aim was to update information on oral proliferative verrucous leukoplakia (PVL), a disease of verrucous-like lesions with high risk of malignancy, and its biomarkers.
Methods: A systematic search of literature on PVL and its biomarkers showed 22 biomarkers that were investigated in 19 papers. A meta-analysis was possible for human papillomavirus (HPV), aneuploidy, Ki-67, and p53. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) can complicate major surgeries. This study examines the risk and outcomes of VTE in patients who underwent head and neck surgeries.
Methods: Retrospective cross-sectional analysis utilizing the Nationwide Readmissions Database (2010-2014). Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Background: This study evaluated ototoxicity in locally advanced head and neck cancer patients treated in the CONDOR study with docetaxel/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (TPF) followed by conventional radiotherapy with concomitant cisplatin 100 mg/m on days 1, 22, and 43 (cis100+RT) versus accelerated radiotherapy with concomitant cisplatin weekly 40 mg/m (cis40+ART).
Methods: Sixty-two patients were treated in this study. Audiometry was performed at baseline, during TPF, before start of chemoradiotherapy, and 1, 4, 8, and 12 months after treatment. Read More
Head Neck 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
MDS, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Background: The objective was to study comprehensive mRNA expression profiles of buccal mucosa oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC-BM) and gingivo-buccal OSCC (OSCC-GB) in smokeless tobacco chewers to understand the biological behavior of OSCC at these specific sites and identify diagnostic and prognostic markers.
Methods: High throughput RNA sequencing transcriptome of fresh buccal mucosa (4 samples) and gingivo-buccal (4 samples) OSCC with normal oral mucosa (3 samples) was performed on Illumina NextSeq500 paired end sequencing with 75x2bp.
Results: In the comparison between OSCC and normal, there were 402 differentially expressed genes (DEGs); between OSCC-BM and normal, there were 467 DEGs; and between OSCC-GB and normal oral tissue, there were 608 DEGs. Read More