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CO2 lasers in the management of potentially malignant and malignant oral disorders [PDF]

, 2012
The CO2 laser was invented in 1963 by Kumar Patel. Since the early 1970s, CO2 laser has proved to be an effective method of treatment for patients with several types of oral lesions, including early squamous cell carcinoma.
Hamdoon, Z, Hopper, C, Jerjes, W
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Intraoperative Molecular Imaging Can Detect Large Nerve Perineural Invasion: A Case Report

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Perineural invasion (PNI) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) results in worse overall survival. Diagnosis requires resection and microscopic evaluation. Methods A 63‐year‐old male with persistent cT4aN0 p16‐positive SCC of the left base of tongue following chemoradiotherapy underwent salvage total glossectomy ...
Carleigh R. Burns, Aviva S. Mattingly, Kim Ely, Andreja Radevic, Nicole Meeks, Sydea Maria Ahmad Zaidi, Brandee Brown, Georgii Vasiukov, Michael Topf, Eben Rosenthal   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elective neck dissection versus "wait and watch" policy in tongue carcinoma

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2012
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of elective neck dissection versus the "wait and watch" policy in the treatment of early squamous cell carcinoma of tongue.
Satish Kumaran Pugazhendi, Lalitha Thambiah, Anuradha Venkatasetty, Vinod Thangaswamy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Expectations to Experience: A Comparison of Program Director Priorities to Resident Case Logs

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
The present study identified 47 essential otolaryngology procedures via program director surveys and evaluated the extent of resident participation in these cases through ACGME case logs. Results revealed significant variability in surgical experience, with nearly half of these essential procedures being logged fewer than 10 times during residency ...
Taylor S. Erickson, Yoon Soo Park, Sean Hogan, Sophie Yu, Steven D. Pletcher, Sonya Malekzadeh, Stacey T. Gray, Jenny X. Chen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fabrication of modified palatal augmentation prosthesis to improve functional deficits in postglossectomy and mandibulectomy patient

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2019
Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue is commonly associated with infiltration of disease into the floor of mouth and the mandible, requiring extensive ablative surgery of the tongue and the mandibular bone.
Kathleen Manuela D'Souza, Meena Ajay Aras   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2024)

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic disorder characterized by abnormal breathing during sleeping. OSA can damage various organs throughout the body and is burdensome, both socially and economically. Moreover, as OSA has been increasingly studied in recent years, new evidence‐based guidelines for its diagnosis and surgical ...
Working Group of Guideline for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult OSA, Subspecialty Group of Laryngopharyngology, Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese Medical Association, Subspecialty Group of Voice, Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese Medical Association, Editorial Board of Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   +7 more
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An alternative surgical technique for advanced tongue/tongue base cancer without free flap reconstruction

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2022
Background/Purpose: Locally advanced tongue or tongue base cancer is recommended to be treated by radical resection that is usually detrimental to physiological functions.
Chun-Chi Huang, Tsung-Lin Yang, Wen-Hsuan Tseng, Tzu Chiang Lee, Jenq-Yuh Ko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prognostic significance of serine-phosphorylated STAT3 expression in pT1-T2 oral tongue carcinoma [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives. Phosphorylated (activated) STAT3 (pSTAT3) is a regulator of numerous genes that play an essential part in the onset, development and progression of cancer; it is involved in cell proliferation and preventing apoptosis, and in invasion ...
Cappellesso, R, DE FILIPPIS, Cosimo, Fasanaro, E, Giacomelli, L, Marino, F, Marioni, Gino, Ottaviano, Giancarlo, Staffieri, Alberto, Staffieri, C, Stellini, Edoardo, Val, M   +10 more
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Macroglossia Due to Symmetrical Lipomatosis of the Tongue: A Rare Presentation of Madelung's Disease—Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
Symmetrical lipomatosis of the tongue is a rare manifestation of Madelung´s disease, characterized by diffuse, non‐encapsulated adipose tissue growth. We present the first reported Latin American case of a 58 year old patient treated with symmetrical bilateral glossectomy which preserved tongue functionality and significantly improved quality of life ...
Daniela Salamanca‐Ramirez, Daniel Felipe Villa‐Zuluaga, Diego Alejandro Ardila‐Torres   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Managing patient factors in the assessment of swallowing via telerehabilitation [PDF]

, 2012
Undoubtedly, the identification of patient suitability for a telerehabilitation assessment should be carried out on a case-by-case basis. However, at present there is minimal discussion of how telerehabilitation systems can accommodate and adapt to ...
Burns, Clare, Russell, Trevor, Sharma, Shobha, Theodoros, Deborah, Ward, Elizabeth C.   +4 more
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