Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding of locally advanced oro-pharygo-laryngeal cancer patients
Dysphagia is present in 5 –57% of patients at the time of head and neck cancer [HNC] diagnosis [1,2], more than half of whom have experienced major weight loss, as a consequence not only of tumor-associated catabolism [3], but also due to tumor size and location itself, and functional limitations in chewing and swallowing [2,4–7]. (Source: Oral Oncology)
Source: Oral Oncology - October 9, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Pyrros Papakostas, Georgia Tsaousi, George Stavrou, Dimitrios Rachovitsas, Gavriil Tsiropoulos, Constantina Rova, Ioannis Konstantinidis, Antonios Michalopoulos, Vasilios Grosomanidis, Katerina Kotzampassi Source Type: research
The effect of home-based program and outpatient physical therapy in patients with head and neck cancer: A randomized, controlled trial
More than 500,000 cases are diagnosed as head and neck cancer (HNC) annually worldwide [1,2]. In Taiwan, HNC is one of the top five increasing cancers over the past decade and the fifth most common cancer [3]. More than half of the patients with HNC survive more than 5 years [4], but this is accompanied by treatment-related complications and subsequent profound disability [5]. HNC treatments, including surgical dissection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, contribute to complications involving shoulder dysfunction, pain in the upper extremities, and physical inactivity [6–9]. (Source: Oral Oncology)
Source: Oral Oncology - October 7, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tsui-Ling Su, An-Ni Chen, Chau-Peng Leong, Yu-Chi Huang, Chia-Wei Chiang, I-Hsuan Chen, Yan-Yuh Lee Source Type: research
Long-term treatment outcomes and prognosis of mucosal melanoma of the head and neck: 161 cases from a single institution
Mucosal melanoma is a rare malignant neoplasm, accounting for only 0.8 –3.7% of all melanomas [1,2]. The most common site of mucosal melanoma is the upper aerodigestive tract, which accounts for 55% of all cases [1]. Several studies have reported that MMHN is more common in some parts of African countries and Japan than in Western countries [3,4]. The most common pri mary sites of MMHN are the sinonasal cavity and oral cavity. Although rare, MMHN is a very aggressive malignancy, with 5-year OS ranges from 20% to 40% [5–8]. (Source: Oral Oncology)
Source: Oral Oncology - October 6, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Shiran Sun, Xiaodong Huang, Li Gao, Ye Zhang, Jingwei Luo, Shiping Zhang, Kai Wang, Yuan Qu, Runye Wu, Qingfeng Liu, Jianping Xiao, Guozhen Xu, Junlin Yi Source Type: research
Reconstruction design before tumour resection: A new concept of through-and-through cheek defect reconstruction
Oral cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and accounts for nearly 3% of all cancers [1 –4]. Because of the high prevalence of betel quid chewing and smoking, the incidence of buccal squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC), together with other cancers of the oral cavity, has been increasing in China and other regions and countries of Asia [5]. Surgery is still the most important treatment mod ality [5–8]. Due to the anatomic complexity of the oral commissure and cheek, the result of tumour excision in this area is a great challenge to plastic surgeons. (Source: Oral Oncology)
Source: Oral Oncology - October 6, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Zhao-Jiang Gong, Zhen-Hu Ren, Kai Wang, Hong-Yu Tan, Sheng Zhang, Han-Jiang Wu Source Type: research
Diagnostic flaws in oral lichen planus and related lesions
There has been a constant debate as to the exact prevalence and malignant potential of oral lichen planus (OLP). The present ambiguity is due to the existence of lesions which have a clinicopathological resemblance to OLP [1]. Our research team had conducted a retrospective study on OLP and related lesions like oral epithelial dysplasia (OED), OLP, OLP with dysplasia and oral lichenoid lesions (OLL), and have commented on the possible existence of “oral lichenoid dysplasia” (OLD) which is a primary epithelial dysplasia with secondary lichenoid features as opposed to “OLP with dysplasia” which is a lichen planus wit...
Source: Oral Oncology - October 6, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: A. Thirumal Raj, Shankargouda Patil Tags: Letter to the editor Source Type: research
