Molecular Profile
(1) Research Oncology, Guy’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom Abstract Examination and comparison of MBC and FBC at a molecular level reveals striking and potentially exploitable differences. Over 90% of…
Psychosocial
(1) Research Oncology, Guy’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom Abstract With a relatively small body of evidence, conclusions concerning the psychological aspects of MBC need to be tentative. Few men…
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas
“Classical-type” variants Verrucous carcinoma Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma Spindle cell (sarcomatoid) squamous cell carcinoma Papillary squamous cell carcinoma Adenosquamous carcinoma Lymphoepitheliomatous carcinoma Sinonasal non-keratinizing carcinoma Adenoid squamous (acantholytic) carcinoma HPV-associated…
Factors for Oral Infection with Human Papillomavirus
Fig. 1 Age-adjusted incidence by calendar year of diagnosis for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related sites (including base of tongue, lingual tonsil, tonsil, oropharynx, and Waldeyer ring) and HPV-unrelated sites (including other and…
in HPV-Positive Tumors—The New Standard?
Fig. 1 Da Vinci Si® system Fig. 2 3D HD endoscope camera Fig. 3 Three-dimensional movement capacity With the Flex® Robotic System—developed specifically for transoral head and neck resections—the surgeon is able to…
Role of Surgery in the Management of Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancer
Fig. 1 Range of surgical approaches to recurrent oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). TLM Transoral laser microsurgery. TORS Transoral robotic surgery Patient selection is critical to the successful application of surgery…
Staging and HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer
Primary tumor (T) TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed T0 No evidence of primary tumor Tis Carcinoma in situ T1 Tumor = 2 cm in greatest dimension T2 Tumor > 2 cm but not more than…
Testing of Head and Neck Cancer in Clinical Practice
Fig. 1 VU University Medical Centre HPV test algorithm 3.2 The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions HPV Test Algorithm This algorithm (Fig. 2) was developed by The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, USA (Singhi…
