Introduction Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a product of reduced quality and quantity of saliva. Common causes include physiologic mouth breathing, polypharmacy, autoimmune disease, including Sjogren disease, and radiation. Drug-induced…
Overview – The Legal Requirements for a Malpractice Claim In the United States, medical malpractice laws vary from state to state. Generally speaking, the laws require a plaintiff (the person…
Introduction Most of the world’s people live in developing countries, and 85% will reside in developing countries by 2030; the world has witnessed a mass migration of refugees from developing…
Introduction Quality of Life (QoL) can be defined as the “perceived discrepancy between the reality of what a person has and the concept of what the person wants, needs, or…
Introduction Salivary gland carcinomas represent a rare group of malignancies, accounting for 6–8% of all head and neck cancers, and can involve the major or minor salivary glands. According to…
Introduction Primary cancers arising from the parotid gland represent a diverse biologic spectrum. Surgery remains the primary local curative modality with high rates of local regional control (LRC) for the…
Introduction Facial paralysis is a debilitating disease process that poses significant physical and psychosocial impacts to patients. Facial paralysis resulting from salivary gland tumors can be due to the direct…
Introduction Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) are the most common forms of nonmelanoma skin cancers. Some 70–90% of cSCCs are located in the head and…
Management of the Clinically Negative Neck The current consensus involves treatment of the neck for selected patients with tumors that display poor prognostic features for metastasis, although some do advocate…
