Journal Reviews

Neck dissection in adenoid cystic carcinoma is a risk worth taking?

9 October 2017 | | SEER program, adenoid cystic carcinoma, head and neck cancer, lymph node, neoplasm metastasis, salivary gland cancer

This paper from Stanford University presents impressive figures to guide the debate on the extent of surgical management in adenoid cystic disease. Adenoid cystic carcinomas present a particular problem in that they can recur even after 20 years. They have...

Margin control using optical techniques in head and neck surgery

1 January 2016 | | HRME, diagnostic, frozen section, head and neck cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, surgical margins

Emerging optical techniques such as high-resolution microendoscopy (HRME) are currently being examined for their reliability in discriminating benign from neoplastic epithelium. These techniques may offer the potential to detect the margin of an upper aerodigestive tract tumour in a non-invasive...

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