Journal Reviews

Speech predictors after glossectomy

2 March 2022 | | Head and Neck | classification, glossectomy, head and neck cancer, mouth neoplasms, speech intelligibility

This is a cross-sectional study from India where 69 patients were assessed for speech intelligibility and phonetics using an assessment tool in the local language. Volume defects were classified into thirds and the location of this defect noted. Not unsurprisingly,...

Clinical pathological features associated with malignant change in oral leukoplakias

2 March 2022 | | Head and Neck | carcinoma, leukoplakia, mouth neoplasms, oral, Oral squamous cell carcinoma

This is a retrospective study from Sweden where 234 patients, diagnosed between 2003 and 2013 with a median nine-year follow-up, were reviewed. Of these 234 patients, 11.5% developed oral squamous cell carcinoma. Non-homogenous leukoplakia showed a 15-times higher transformation rate...