Journal Reviews

When ears go bad

1 September 2015 | | Cancer, External auditory canal, Squamous cell carcinoma, Surgical management, Temporal bone malignancy, Temporal bone resection

Whilst rare, squamous cell carcinoma is the commonest primary malignancy of the temporal bone and is discussed in this review article. This tumour frequently presents with otalgia, ottorhoea and hearing loss; less commonly, with facial palsy or parotid mass. Investigations...

Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia; which one is this one?

1 March 2015 | | ENTA - Head & Neck | lichen planus, oral leukoplakia, squamous dysplasia, squamous tumorigenesis, verrucous hyperplasia

Oral leukoplakia has the potential for malignant change and it may frequently require histological analysis and a period of regular clinical observation. The majority of oral leukoplakia remains constant but there is a subset that progress to carcinoma. The authors...

In the future there will be robots

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Skull Base Surgery, ENTA - Head & Neck | Partial pharyngectomy, Robotic surgery, Squamous cell carcinoma, Tonsil cancer, Transoral resection

This edition of review articles encompasses the emerging techniques of robotic surgery, written by international experts from centres that are increasing their repertoire of procedures. The treatment of oropharyngeal cancer is challenging irrespective of modality, as oncological and functional outcomes...