Studies have shown that in the pathogenesis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, immune circulation obstruction caused by various factors including metabolic abnormalities, gene mutations, and matrix barrier, is a critical factor for the induction ...
Yangjian Hong +4 more
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Eccrine porocarcinoma of the head: An important differential diagnosis in the elderly patient [PDF]
Background: Eccrine porocarcinoma is a rare malignant tumor of the sweat gland, characterized by a broad spectrum of clinicopathologic presentations. Surprisingly, unlike its benign counterpart eccrine poroma, eccrine porocarcinoma is seldom found in ...
Akiyoshi E +25 more
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Nivolumab for Recurrent Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck [PDF]
Patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck after platinum chemotherapy have a very poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Nivolumab, an anti-programmed death 1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody, was assessed as treatment for this condition.In this randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial, we assigned, in a 2:1 ...
R. L. Ferris +22 more
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Limited detection of human polyomaviruses in Fanconi anemia related squamous cell carcinoma.
Fanconi anemia is a rare genome instability disorder with extreme susceptibility to squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and anogenital tract. In patients with this inherited disorder, the risk of head and neck cancer is 800-fold higher than in ...
Tuna Toptan +11 more
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Survival Prediction in Head and Neck Cancer: Impact of Tumor and Patient Specific Characteristics [PDF]
Head and neck cancer accounts for almost 5% of all malignant tumors in the Netherlands. The most up‐todate Dutch Cancer Registry (NCR) database from 2009 reported 2878 new patients with an invasive carcinoma of the lip, oral cavity, pharynx and ...
Datema, F.R. (Frank)
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 single nucleotide polymorphism Gly388Arg in head and neck carcinomas [PDF]
BACKGROUND Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is considered to be a progressive disease resulting from alterations in multiple genes regulating cell proliferation and differentiation like receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and members of the ...
Bergmann, C. +5 more
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Genetic Susceptibility to Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma [PDF]
In addition to influences of exposure to carcinogenic compounds, the development of cancer may depend on an individual intrinsic cancer susceptibility. Biomarkers for cancer susceptibility can be powerful additions to epidemiologic analyses.This multicenter, case-control analysis combines previously published data and new data to substantiate the value
Cloos, Jacqueline +7 more
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Treatment of advanced-stage head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is a challenge for maxillofacial surgeons, oncologists, and radiotherapists.
Ida Barca +3 more
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Some considerations on the WHO Histological classification of laryngeal neoplasms [PDF]
A new edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Histological classification of tumours of the hypopharynx, larynx, trachea and parapharyngeal space was published in 2017.
Devaney, Kenneth O. +3 more
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A randomized, phase II study of afatinib versus cetuximab in metastatic or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. [PDF]
BackgroundAfatinib is an oral, irreversible ErbB family blocker that has shown activity in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated lung cancer.
Blackman, A +10 more
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