OBJECTIVES The author analyse the impact of extracapsular lymph node spread and bone engagement in the ipsilateral neck of patients suffering squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lower lip. METHODS The data of 56 neck dissections performed in patients suffering SCC of the lower lip between January 2000 and December 2008 were retrospectively analysed. Statistical analysis was performed with th...

BACKGROUND The purposes of this study were to evaluate the oncologic outcomes of salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) and to confirm the benefits of elective neck dissection. METHODS We reviewed the records of 61 consecutive patients with ACC. Surgery was performed in all patients. RESULTS The occult metastasis rate was 15.38% (4 of 26 patients) and no regional recurrence in the el...

OBJECTIVE To explore relationships between shoulder complaints after neck dissection, shoulder disability, and quality of life. To find clinical predictors for mid- to long-term shoulder disability. STUDY DESIGN Prospective. PATIENTS AND METHODS Shoulder pain, shoulder mobility, and shoulder droop, as well as scores on shoulder disability questionnaire and RAND-36 (quality of life), were me...

Background and Purpose: A surgical procedure commonly performed for many patients with head and neck cancer is a modified radical neck dissection. The use of therapeutic interven­ tion postoperatively has been shown to be beneficial; however, documented use of manual therapy techniques (ie, mobilization, muscle energy technique (MET), and soft tissue mobilization) in these cases is limited. The...

thyroglossal duct cysts are the most common form of congenital cysts on the neck. the incidence of thyroid papillary carcinoma in thyroglossal duct cyst is less than 1%. in most cases the diagnosis is made postoperatively. we present a 22-year-old female with thyroid papillary carcinoma arising from thyroglossal duct cyst,identified in pathologic study after sistrunk operation.in our case there...

Background: The management of the clinically and radiological negative neck in patients with early squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (HNSCC) is still controversial. As approximately 20 to 30% of these patients harbor occult neck disease, most of them is submitted to elective neck dissection with no benefit in great majority of those cases. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLB) is a potential ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of residual cancer in planned neck dissection specimens for advanced-stage squamous cell carcinoma following chemoradiation. STUDY DESIGN A case series. SETTING A single-surgeon community-based head and neck practice. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty-six patients were identified during 2000 to 2007. All patients were treated with external beam radiation; ...

Laryngeal cancer is one of the most common cancers in head and neck region. In advanced stage total laryngectomy an option treatment, еspecially cases failure organ-preservation therapy. our practice always performed with dissection.