BACKGROUND The occurrence of second primary neoplasms in patients with head and neck carcinoma assumes greater importance as our ability to control local disease improves. Both the primary lesions and the therapeutic interventions can predispose patients to pulmonary complications. OBJECTIVE To explore the incidence of pulmonary complications in patients with head and neck cancer who also und...

BACKGROUND Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy is an established technique for the staging and treatment of melanoma. The success of lymphatic mapping in this realm has broadened its application to other solid neoplasms. This update reviews the status of sentinel lymph node biopsy in its most widely cited applications. METHODS Seminal manuscripts on lymphatic mapping in melanoma,...

Introduction salivary gland tumors are relatively rare and constitute 3-4% of all head and neck neoplasms. The majority (70%) of salivary gland tumors arise in the parotid gland. Recommended treatment for a parotid mass is surgical excision with a surrounding cuff of normal tissue to prevent recurrence. Nematollah Mokhtari Amir Majdi. MD Professor of otorhinolaryngology, Membership of ear, nose...

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...

Schwannomas are peripheral nerve sheath benign tumors which arise from the schwann cells. These neoplasms most frequently seen in 3 to 6 decade of life and affecting limbs followed by head neck region. Oropharyngeal vallecular involvement schwannomas is extremely rarely reported previous literature. We report a case 25 year old male with lesion vallecula was subsequently diagnosed as on histopa...

Introduction: Head and neck sarcomas involve a group of rare malignant diseases with a high histological variability involving various anatomical sites that can lead to under-reporting of the true incidence of these neoplasms. This study aimed to epidemiologically investigate the occurrence of sarcomas of the head and neck within the past 20 years in Yazd, Iran (1994– 2014). Materials an...