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Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea (2024)
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 +7 more
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Stage T4B head and neck cancer survival outcome comparisons based on treatment modality: is surgery a viable treatment option? [PDF]
IMPORTANCE: Advanced stage head and neck cancers are often deemed unresectable due to the aggressive nature of the cancer. In evaluating survival patterns of patients with stage IVb tumors, it is valuable to determine whether patients who undergo ...
Kidwai, Neiha
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Spindle cell carcinoma (SpCC) is a rare and unusual biphasic malignant tumor, which involves sarcomatoid proliferation of pleomorphic spindle cells and squamous cell carcinoma.
Yijun Zheng, M. Xiao, Jian-yan Tang
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The Impact of BMI on the Differences Between Drug‐Induced Sleep Endoscopy and Müller Maneuver
ABSTRACT Purpose To explore the differences in drug‐induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) and Müller Maneuver (MM) results and study the impact of body mass index (BMI) on these differences. Study Design Prospective observational study. Methods Forty patients with OSAHS were included in this study.
Jun‐Fang Xue +6 more
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Hypopharynx giant fibrovascular polyps
Hypopharyngeal fibrovascular polyps are rare in clinical work and often asymptomatic and overlooked for years until severe or even life-threatening onset of obstruction.
Pingdong Li +4 more
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ABSTRACT Objectives The prognostic significance of the neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and tumor‐associated neutrophils (TANs) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains a subject of considerable research interest. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to evaluate the relationship between pretreatment NLR and TANs and ...
Ahana Kapuge Dona Varuni Yashodha Ratnayake +4 more
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In locally advanced (LA) laryngeal/hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LHSCC), larynx preservation (LP) strategies aim at the cure of the disease while preserving a functional larynx, thus avoiding total laryngectomy and the associated impact on the ...
Davide Mattavelli +27 more
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Background and study aims Patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are at high risk of developing second primary SCCs in the hypopharynx. However, such second primary tumors are difficult to observe because of lumen closure.
Minoru Kato +12 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction While the prevalence of microsatellite instability (MSI) is low in the whole head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) population, it has been suggested to be more prominent in tumors of non‐smokers. Therefore, the goal of this study was to determine the presence of MSI in a cohort of well‐defined HNSCC of non‐smokers and non ...
F. J. Mulder +7 more
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Objective: In this retrospective study, we discussed the results of patients who underwent hypopharynx reconstruction through a pectoralis major myocutaneous flap (PMMF) after laryngopharyngectomy.Methods: Twenty-three patients who underwent total ...
Battal Tahsin Somuk +2 more
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