Ear and Temporal Bone Cancer Paul W. Gidley The external ear is a relatively common location for skin cancers. The external ears are susceptible to sun exposure accounting for the…

Tumors of the Parapharyngeal Space Zhen Gooi Matthew J. Kruse David W. Eisele Jeremy D. Richmon The evaluation and treatment of tumors of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) have evolved over…

Cancer of the Salivary Glands Yekaterina A. Koshkareva Robert L. Ferris Cancers of the salivary glands are a distinctive group of neoplasms arising in the major and minor salivary glands….

Tumors of the Parathyroid Gland Katrina Chaung William S. Duke David J. Terris The parathyroid glands maintain a delicate calcium homeostasis within the body, and dysfunction of these glands may…

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…