Total laryngectomy or laryngopharyngectomy remains the procedure of choice for advanced
laryngeal/hypopharyngeal carcinoma, either as a primary procedure or as salvage following …

Background Because of the relative rarity of head and neck malignancies and their complex
treatment, some groups have advocated for regionalized care. Studies comparing high‐ and …

Background. In this study, a meta‐analysis of level IIb metastases in squamous cell carcinoma
(SCC) of the oral cavity was conducted. Methods. Two independent reviewers screened …

Background. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychosocial impact of disfigurement,
gender, and social support after surgical treatment of head and neck cancer. Method. …

Background We aimed to determine predictors of morbidity in patients undergoing microvascular
free flap reconstruction of the head and neck. Methods We prospectively evaluated 796 …

Background. Microvascular free tissue transfer has become an accepted and versatile method
of reconstruction in the head and neck region, offering a one‐stage procedure and thus …

PEGylation (PEG) is the most commonly adopted strategy to prolong nanoparticles’ vascular
circulation by mitigating the reticuloendothelial system uptake. However, there remain many …

Background Advanced image-guidance systems allowing presentation of three-dimensional
navigational data in real time are being developed enthusiastically for many medical …

Background The tumor suppressor Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4) has been found to
be under-expressed in several cancers and associated with disease progression and …

… Irish … A free latissimus dorsi muscle–only flap was used to repair the defect (Figure 1, C).
A split-thickness skin graft taken from the anterolateral thigh was then used to cover the …