… In that report, routine lateral rhinotomy with en bloc resection of the lateral nasal wall,
including the … of the extent of disease, enabling the surgeon to plan the surgery more precisely. …

It has been established that the presence or absence of cervical node metastases in patients
with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a powerful prognostic indicator. …

… In the series of 132 neck dissections reported in 1906 by Crile, 79 only 36 were radical en-block
dissections and 96 were more selective procedures, similar to the supraomohyoid neck …

Hereditary paraganglioma (PGL) is characterized by the development of benign, vascularized
tumors in the head and neck. The most common tumor site is the carotid body (CB), a …

Objective To determine if perineural invasion (PNI) of small nerves affects the outcome of
patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the upper aerodigestive tract. Design …

… Most procedures were performed with an en bloc technique. Hirsch and Chang have
described the operative procedures in detail, as well as the indications based on the …

• Extracapsular spread (ECS) of lymph node metastases is believed to be an indicator of poor
prognosis. In general, it has been thought that ECS was limited to large "fixed" nodes. To …

Background: Paragangliomas are rare and highly heritable tumours of neuroectodermal
origin that often develop in the head and neck region. Germline mutations in the mitochondrial …

… This approach was first reported by Moffit in 1955 and has been recently discussed by
Myers and DeVries.4 It provides a direct route to the parapharyngeal space and access to the …

Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) have depressed
antitumour immunity. The presence of CD4+ CD25+(T reg) cells in these patients might be, in …