OBJECTIVE
To analyze the frequency of and risk factors for postoperative complications after en bloc salvage surgery for head and neck cancer.
DESIGN
Retrospective cohort study.
SETTING
Patients… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the prognostic effect of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), matrix metalloproteinases 2 and 9, and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in patients with locally… (More)
OBJECTIVES
To analyze the distribution of lymph node metastases in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma and improve the rationale for elective treatment of the neck.
DESIGN AND… (More)
Surgery is the preferred modality for curative treatment of recurrent laryngeal cancer after failure of nonsurgical treatments. Patients with initial early-stage cancer experiencing recurrence… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the long-term results of patients with N3 neck metastasis from squamous carcinoma of the head and neck.
STUDY DESIGN
This study is based on the analysis of a retrospective… (More)
The aim of this study was to investigate the density of mast cells and microvessels in minor salivary gland tumors. Forty-one cases of minor salivary gland tumors (pleomorphic adenoma, n = 10;… (More)
BACKGROUND
Salvage surgery is considered the best treatment approach for patients with recurrent oral carcinoma. Unfortunately, 50% to 60% of the patients who undergo salvage surgery will develop… (More)
Conflict of interest: non-existent The parotid gland is anatomically divided into superficial and deep lobe, from the crossing of the facial nerve3,4. The parotidectomy, which consists of surgical… (More)
The present study sought to evaluate and compare the immunoexpression of proteins minichromosome maintenance (MCM) 3 and Ki-67 in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) to assess the potential of these… (More)