Cryosurgery for Head and Neck Tumors

Head and Neck Tumors: Management of Primary Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma

Introduction: Sarcomas account for 1% of all tumors originated in the head and neck regions in adults. They constitute a heterogeneous group of tumors of mesenchymal origin with multiple histological variants. The undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) subtype is the most frequent variant with an incidence range of 2.7-38%.   Materials and Methods: This retrospective...

Head and neck tumors

In 2003, it is estimated that head and neck cancers will comprise 2%-3% of all cancers in the United States and account for 1%-2% of all cancer deaths. This total includes 19,400 cases of oral cavity cancers, 9,500 cases of laryngeal cancer, and 8,300 cases of pharyngeal cancer. Most patients with head and neck cancer have metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis (regional nodal involvement ...

Head and Neck Nerve Sheath Tumors: A 10-Year Evaluation in Iran

  Background and Objective: Approximately 45% of benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors (PNST) occur in head and neck regions. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) are less common and only 8-15% of these tumors occur in head and neck region. In this study, we aimed at evaluating the demographic characteristics, pathologic findings, locations, main clinical presentations and family h...

Perineural spread in head and neck tumors

Head and neck: Salivary gland: Warthin's Tumors

Note Warthin's tumor is the second most common benign salivary gland tumor, which is located almost exclusively in the parotid gland. Warthin's tumor accounts for about 15% of all epithelial tumors of the parotid gland. The initial description of the tumor goes back to Hildebrand in 1895, who considered this disease a variant of congenital epithelial cyst of the neck. In 1910, Albrecht and Arzt...