Research List
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Effects of Flavor on Swallowing Physiology in Head & Neck Cancer Patients
Unfortunately, treatment for head and neck cancer can reduce peripheral sensory input and impair oropharyngeal swallow. However, despite the importance of flavors to our appetite, interest, and pleasure in eating,…
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Scapular Free Flap Harvest Site: the Radiographic Post-Operative Appearances
Scapular free flap harvesting for oral cavity cancer reconstruction is an increasingly used and versatile option. In our review, however, very few radiologists reported the surgical scapular defects. In this…
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Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Healthy Swallow Physiology
Swallowing disorders are common in head and neck cancer patients and have a significant health impact. Unfortunately, despite the significance of the disorder, major gaps in our knowledge regarding the…
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Beth Israel Medical Center Experience Using High-Dose-Rate Intraoperative Radiotherapy
Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) has been used to improve local disease control in patients with recurrent head and neck cancer. In this article THANC aims to present the Beth Israel Medical…
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An Alternative Reconstruction for Patients with Extensive Prior Surgery and Radiation
Patients requiring reconstruction for extensive defects often present after previous neck dissections, large resections, and chemoradiation are often vessel depleted, making the use of a free flap more perilous and…
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Total Soft Palate Reconstruction Using the Palatal Island and Lateral Pharyngeal Wall Flaps
The palatal island flap has been well described for head and neck cancer reconstruction to repair defects in oropharyngeal sites. In this article THANC reports on the use and advantages…
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Trimodality Management of Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) represents a particularly rare subtype of sinonasal cancer that is highly aggressive. There remain several areas of uncertainty in the management of this disease, including sequencing of…
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Reverse-Flow Scapular Osteocutaneous Flap for Head & Neck Reconstruction
The scapular osteocutaneous flap can be used for the reconstruction of a variety of head and neck defects. In this case series, THANC describes the use of the reverse-flow scapular…
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Tesla Turbo-Flash Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Swallow Physiology
Swallowing disorders are common in head and neck cancer patients and have a significant health impact. Unfortunately, despite the significant effects of the disorder, major gaps in our knowledge regarding…
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A Rare Case Report: Hypopharyngeal Paraganglioma
Paragangliomas are rare, vascular, and predominantly benign neoplasms that typically arise in the head and neck. Rarely, paragangliomas can occur in the larynx. Only 2 cases of hypopharyngeal paraganglioma have…
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Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring for Dissection of Vagal Nerve Schwannoma
Vagal nerve schwannomas are rare benign neural sheath tumors. Multiple treatment options exist including observation, complete tumor excision with nerve transection, and excision with nerve preservation. However, despite the use…
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Comprehensive Approach to Restoration of Pharyngeal Stenosis
The treatment for upper aerodigestive tract malignancies with external beam radiation therapy and chemotherapy can serve as a “cure,” yet often give rise to pharyngoesophageal (PE) stenosis, an unwanted side…
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Long-Term Effects of Injection Laryngoplasty on Voice Quality and Vocal Fold Position
In recent years, injection laryngoplasty (IL) has become a popular choice for the treatment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP). Despite the widely accepted belief that IL offers only short-term…
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Validation of the Risk Model
The Risk Model is the first validated model that is predictive for the important niche group of low-stage Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OCSCC) patients. The current study tests the…
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Tumor Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and EGFR PY1068 are Independent Prognostic Indicators for Head & Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been recognized as contributing to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) development and progression, but the prognostic value of many specific EGFR molecular…
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A Rare Case Report: Colonic-type Adenocarcinoma of the Base of the Tongue
Lingual adenocarcinomas (ADC), either primary or metastatic to the tongue are extraordinarily rare neoplasms. Two cases of primary colonic-type adenocarcinomas of the base of the tongue were recently reported for…
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An Interesting Clinical Problem-solving Case: a Malignant Carotid Body Tumor
In line with our initiative to educate both the patient and the clinician, THANC presents an uncommon and intriguing case of a malignant carotid body tumor (CBT) in the Clinical…
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Subscapular Free Flap: a Retrospective Chart Review
This retrospective chart review from 2004 to 2012 is the largest case series to date in which the THANC Foundation examined all patients who underwent the subscapular system of free…
