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Thyroid Cancer Jennifer R. Cracchiolo Ashok R. Shaha The incidence of thyroid cancer is rapidly rising in the United States and around the world.1 This is largely related to the…

Cancer of the Neck Jesus E. Medina Cervical lymph node metastases in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract have important prognostic significance; when they are present,…

Cancer of the Larynx Richard O. Wein Kathryn A. Gold G. Brandon Gunn Randal S. Weber The incidence of cancer of the larynx has stabilized at ˜10,000 cases reported in…

Tumors of the Cervical Trachea Ralph W. Gilbert Shaf Keshavjee Primary tumors in the trachea are relatively uncommon, with an estimated 2.7 new cases per million per year. The rarity…

Cancer of the Hypopharynx and Cervical Esophagus Parul Sinha Bruce H. Haughey Cancer of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus often present significant challenges in management, owing to the critical role…

Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and the Paranasal Sinuses Ehab Y. N. Hanna Shirley Su Michael E. Kupferman Shaan M. Raza Franco DeMonte INTRODUCTION Over the last two decades, significant…

Cancer of the Oropharynx David M. Neskey Katherine A. Hutcheson Michael E. Kupferman Nearly 10,000 cases of cancer of the oropharynx are diagnosed each year in the United States.1 Previously,…

Squamous Cell Cancer of the Oral Cavity Laureano A. Giraldez-Rodriguez Brett Miles Eric M. Genden EPIDEMIOLOGY Cancer of the oral cavity represents ˜30% of all cancers of the head and…

Cancer of the Lip Jessica J. Peck Daniel Petrisor Mark K. Wax Approximately 25% of all carcinomas of the oral cavity involve the lips, making the lips the most commonly…

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Brigette B. Y. Ma Michael K. M. Kam Anthony T. C. Chan BACKGROUND Introduction Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a unique epidemiology and pathogenesis, and the treatment of NPC…