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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…

Melanoma of the Head and Neck Cecelia E. Schmalbach Alison B. Durham Timothy M. Johnson Carol R. Bradford Although melanoma accounts for only 5% of cutaneous cancers diagnosed each year,…

Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer Reza Forghani Jason M. Johnson Lawrence E. Ginsberg Over the past decades, there have been major advances and improvements in cross-sectional imaging techniques. Imaging,…