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Which patients are suitable for surgery in recurrent head and neck cancer?
Currently, radiotherapy and chemotherapy is the most common modality used in the management of primary head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). Unfortunately, around 50% of patients experience disease recurrence (rHNSCC). Surgery is therefore often used as a salvage treatment....Progress of head and neck surgery in China over the last 20 years
Although China was late to establish head and neck surgery in comparison to other areas of oncological surgery, with the persistent hard work of head and neck surgeons nationally, it has progressed significantly during the last two decades. Yueying Ma...Changing perceptions in head and neck cancer management caused by quality of life issues
Sir Felix Semon was an outstanding clinician and exceptional laryngologist. The money raised by donations from his colleagues on his retirement in 1909 was used to establish the London University’s Semon Lecture. Semon’s Obituary in the BMJ, reads: “In Semon's...Robotic head and neck surgery: current state of the art and future innovations
Technology and innovation has provided modern head and neck surgeons with successive generations of robotic surgical systems, fibre-optic lasers, and novel tools which have ushered in a new era of minimally invasive surgery for tumours of the pharynx and larynx....‘Drop-in’ nasendoscopy – a decade of development to find head and neck cancer early
A decade of innovation in digital, remote endoscopy is paving the way for ‘drop-in’ nasendoscopy, improving early head and neck cancer diagnosis in high-risk communities. In May 2026, the University Hospitals North Midlands (UHNM) will inaugurate its newly established clinical...Operating room fires in head and neck surgery: risk factors, prevention and management
Could your next head and neck surgery spark a fire? BACO 2026 paediatric keynote speaker, Soham Roy, explains how understanding risk factors and prevention is key to patient and OR team safety. Operating room fires are an uncommon but potentially...
Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases With Head and Neck Surgery – Fourth Edition
In the fourth edition of this internationally recognised text, Professor Hans Behrbohm and his co-authors have taken over authorship from Professors Walter Becker, Hans Heinz Naumann and Carl Rudolph Pfaltz. This latest edition from Thieme has had existing chapters updated...
Outcomes and progress of a well-designed one-stop head and neck lump clinic
With increasing caseload of head and neck cancer and the fact, as reported by UK Government in October 2024, that over half of these cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, the need for early diagnosis and prompt management is...
Oxford Handbook of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery – third edition
The Oxford Handbook of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery is one of those books that very quickly earns a permanent place in your bag and scrubs pocket. In classic Oxford Handbook fashion, it distils a huge amount of clinically...
Scott-Brown’s Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 8th edition
If there’s one thing I love about a book review, it’s the unique opportunity to handle, peruse and imbibe a piece of work before it reaches the masses. There are few things more enjoyable than engaging with printer-fresh pages and...
