background epstein barr virus (ebv) is one of the most common viral infections in human population. ebv has a significant role in pathogenesis of hodgkin's lymphoma, burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. the role of ebv in non-hodgkin’s lymphoma, diffuse large b cell (nhl - dlbl) in the head and neck is controversial. objectives the purpose of this study is to find out the ...

introduction: inflammatory myofibroblastic pseudotumors are initially described in the lung and various extrapulmonary sites such as the orbits, palatine tonsils, ears, gingiva, pterygomaxillary space, and periodontal tissues. these tumors rarely involve the larynx and predilection to the glottis occurs in an indolent manner.   case report this case describes a laryngeal myofibroblastic tumor i...

introduction: her2/neu, a member of the epidermal growth factor receptor family, has been shown to be over-expressed in some tumors. the purpose of this study was to determine the salivary levels and tissue expression of her2/neu in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (hnscc) and their correlation with clinicopathologic parameters.   materials and methods: enzyme-linked immunoso...

Basal cell carcinoma is a malignant epithelial neoplasm of the skin and most common human cancer. It generally associated with good prognosis. In this case report, giant basal nodulo-ulcerative type showing wide ulceration marginal multiple small nodules, presented. was trapezoidal in shape, having dimensions 7 cm at greatest width, 6 vertically different anterior posterior margin dimensions, 5...

BACKGROUND Beneficial effects of marriage on cancer outcomes have been observed for many cancers, but oral cavity and pharyngeal cancers have never been examined. METHODS We used the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program linked with Medicare records to identify 9403 elderly patients (age ≥66 years) with oral cavity and pharyngeal cancers. W...

The head mistress of a Secondary Modern School for girls had the good idea of organising a school party each year at the end of the summer term, the guests to be the pupils about to move up to ^e Senior school and the leavers to act as hostesses. It is difficult to tell which group derives the greater benefit, the 15-year-olds proudly showing the "little ones" around and enjoying their own uttp...

Neurilemmoma (Schwannoma) is a benign tumour of neuroectodermal origin. It usually occurs as a asymptomatic, solitary, smooth-surfaced and slow growing lesion, emerging at any age, with as such, no gender prelidiction. Occurring as a common tumour in the head and neck region, its intraoral presentation is very rare. Here, we are reporting a rare case of intraoral schwannoma of the posterior pal...

Irradiation, which is one of the standard therapies used to treat squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC), has been linked to enhanced tumor migration in carcinomas. In this study, we demonstrated that irradiation induced the phosphorylation of AKT, p38 MAPK and ERK. The combined activation of these pathways caused inactivation of GSK3β kinase, resulting in enhanced tumor cell migr...

INTRODUCTION Evidence suggests that many risk factors for cancer are overrepresented in people who experience incarceration, and data on cancer epidemiology are limited for this population. We aimed to describe cancer prevalence, incidence and mortality in adults admitted to provincial custody in Ontario, Canada in 2000. METHODS We linked data on 48,166 adults admitted to provincial custody i...

INTRODUCTION The patient's role in toxicity reporting is increasingly acknowledged. There is also a need for developing modern communication methods between the patient and the medical personnel. Furthermore, the increasing number of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients is reflected in the volume of treatment follow-up visits, which remains a challenge for the health care. Electronic patient-rep...