Published in Oral oncology
This review aims at simplifying the relevant imaging anatomy, guiding the optimal imaging method and highlighting the key imaging findings that influence prognosis and management of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Early OSCC can be treated with either surgery alone while advanced cancers are treated with a combination of surgery, radiot...
Published in Oral oncology
Previous studies have proved that periodontitis is an independent risk factor of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) epidemiologically. Along with the important role of microbiota in the cancer process and the specific anatomical position, our study explored the microbial composition and functions in periodontitis and gingival squamous cell carcino...
Published in Oral oncology
The objective of this article is to critically review the rationale for the changes in the staging of the oral cavity cancers. After reviewing many recent studies about oral cancer and analyzing multi-institutional data for outcomes, the staging system was updated to include new knowledge of the disease and its biological behavior. This article rev...
Published in Oral oncology
Cancers of the head and neck region are a severely disabling group of diseases with no method for early detection. Analysis of exhaled breath volatile organic compounds shows promise as biomarkers for early detection and disease monitoring. This article reviews breath analysis in the setting of head and neck cancer, with a practical focus on breath...
Published in Oral oncology
To dynamically estimate conditional survival (CS) probabilities for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) after surgical resection. A large-scale prospective study was performed involving 1147 eligible OSCC patients from December 2002 to June 2018. Follow-up was completed on January 8, 2019. Cox proportional hazards models were utilized...
Published in Oral oncology
The simultaneous use of two different free flaps, harvested from distinct donor sites, has demonstrated a reasonable degree of safety and success rates in head and neck composite defects reconstruction. Unfortunately, their relatively low frequent use, together with the lack of proper statistics on their management strategies, make their indication...
Published in Oral oncology
The purpose of this study was to compare the short-term voice outcomes of transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT) and trans-cervical thyroidectomy. The acoustic parameters and the voice handicap index (VHI)-10 scores were compared between the two groups preoperatively, and 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively. Forty-two patients in the TORT...
Published in Oral oncology
Three-dimensional (3D) computational modeling represents an invaluable surgical tool for complex reconstructive cases. There exists limited data on 3D imaging to evaluate the use of the scapular tip free flap in complex, anterolateral mandibular reconstructions. The purpose of this study is to radiographically assess the scapular tip free flap in a...
Published in Oral oncology
Pre- and post-treatment 18F-FDG PET/CT may have a prognostic role in human cancers. 18F-FDG PET/CT after primary surgery for head and neck cancer might also predict survival. Therefore, we evaluated the prognostic value of post-treatment 18F-FDG PET/CT in primary surgical patients with advanced-stage head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). T...
Published in Oral oncology
To screen subgroup potentially benefiting from cumulative cisplatin dose (CCD) ≥ 200 mg/m2 during concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) of patients with locoregionally-advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC) receiving induction chemotherapy (IC) and CCRT. In total, 2 063 patients with non-disseminated LA-NPC diagnosed from 2009 to 2015 receiving I...
