objectives: presence/absence of cervical lymph node metastasis plays a critical role in prognosis and survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (scc). this study was designed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (ct) scan for detection of cervical lymph node metastasis in oral scc in comparison with histopathological analysis after neck dissection methods: in th...

immediate and late post operative complications or radical neck dissection were discussed. preventive measures and the treatment of each were mentioned briefly. our 10 years experience with complications or neck dissection in the cancer institute was presented.

conclusions a single preoperative oral dose of pregabalin, acetaminophen, dextromethorphan, and naproxen one hour before surgery is an effective method for reducing postoperative pain and morphine consumption in patients undergoing radical neck dissection. background preemptive analgesia may be considered as a method not only to alleviate postoperative pain but also to decrease analgesic consum...

results of the 53 neck dissection specimens, histopathology showed metastases in 16 cases. the overall accuracy of usgfna, us and palpation was 96%, 68% and 70%, respectively. the specificity of usgfna was superior to palpation and us alone. usgfna had the highest sensitivity, predictive value and accuracy in detecting cervical metastases compared with other performed tests. conclusion in our s...

BACKGROUND This study evaluated cervical lymph node metastases at level IIb in cases of hypopharyngeal cancer and analyzed the possibility of preservation of level IIb during neck dissection. METHODS In total, 34 patients (51 neck sides) with hypopharyngeal cancer that underwent neck dissection from April 2008 to April 2011 were retrospectively analyzed. We evaluated the distribution of metas...

BACKGROUND Recipient vessel selection in head and neck reconstruction using free flap transfers has to be standardized. However, the recipient vessel selection based on the type of neck dissection has yet to be investigated. We describe the relationship between the type of neck dissection and recipient vessel. METHODS Records of 107 consecutive patients who had undergone head and neck reconst...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of selective neck dissection in patients with nodal metastases from head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. STUDY DESIGN Historical cohort study. SETTING Academic medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A chart review was performed on 156 subjects with clinically positive regional nodal metastases managed initially with surgery, including neck dissectio...

OBJECTIVES To validate a health-related quality-of-life (QOL) instrument for patients following neck dissection and to identify the factors that affect QOL following neck dissection. DESIGN Cross-sectional validation study. SETTING The outpatient clinic of a tertiary care cancer center. PATIENTS Convenience sample of 54 patients previously treated for head and neck cancer who underwent a ...

BACKGROUND It is evident that the rate of thyroid cancer is increasing throughout the world. One reason is increased detection of preclinical small cancers. However, it is not clear whether the increase in thyroid cancer rate is reducing the extent of thyroid surgeries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the thyroid cancer rate and analyze recent changes in the extent of thyroid cancer s...