Swallowing
25 Swallowing Boban M. Erovic, Rosemary Martino, and Jonathan Irish Core Messages • Effective swallowing requires a highly complex net of interactions between the central nervous system, peripheral nerves, and…
Foreign Bodies of the Aerodigestive Tract
36 Foreign Bodies of the Aerodigestive Tract Robert J. Yawn and David R. White Core Messages • Aspirated foreign bodies are a potentially fatal hazard to children. • Delayed diagnosis…
Image Guidance for Sinus Tumors
34 Image Guidance for Sinus Tumors Benjamin S. Bleier and Rodney J. Schlosser Core Messages • Image guidance is helpful in both planning and execution of endoscopic tumor resection. It…
Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Neoplasms
32 Robotic Surgery for Head and Neck Neoplasms William R. Carroll, J. Scott Magnuson, Trinitia Y. Cannon, Robert J. Yawn, and Terry A. Day Core Messages • The surgical robot…
Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas
3 Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas Andrzej L. Komorowski, Wojciech M. Wysocki, Raghav C. Dwivedi, and Rehan A. Kazi Core Messages • Differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTCs) are the most common endocrine malignancy…
Management of Hypopharynx Cancer
13 Management of Hypopharynx Cancer Nicholas J. Sanfilippo and Ariel E. Marciscano Core Messages • A multidisciplinary approach is necessary to devise an appropriate therapeutic algorithm. • Prognosis of cancer…
Unusual Tumors of the Thyroid Gland
8 Unusual Tumors of the Thyroid Gland Derrick T. Lin, Jennifer L. Hunt, and Gregory W. Randolph Core Messages • Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) variants that are more aggressive than…
Salivary Gland Tumors
22 Salivary Gland Tumors Barry T. Malin, Brendan P. O’Connell, and M. Boyd Gillespie Core Messages • The majority of salivary gland tumors present as asymptomatic masses with indolent progression….
