Tracheal Cancer: Aerodigestive Neoplasms of the Head and Neck
19 Tracheal Cancer: Aerodigestive Neoplasms of the Head and Neck Nadia G. Mohyuddin and Jose P. Zevallos Core Messages • Primary tracheal tumors are rare and more than 90% of…
Oropharynx Cancer
11 Oropharynx Cancer M. Boyd Gillespie Core Messages • Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is increasing in incidence in the United States compared with other head and neck cancer sites….
Cancer of the Nasopharynx
12 Cancer of the Nasopharynx Tanya Fancy and Eric J. Lentsch Core Messages • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma comprises the majority of nasopharyngeal malignancies. • Multiple environmental and genetic factors play a…
Larynx and Laryngeal Neoplasms
14 Larynx and Laryngeal Neoplasms Ryan Winters and Paul Friedlander Core Messages • Most true neoplasms in the adult larynx represent malignancy. • Hoarseness persisting beyond 2 weeks is a…
Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Thyroid
7 Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Thyroid Ilana Doweck and Ohad Ronen Core Messages • Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid (ACT) is one of the most aggressive human malignancies today and…
Benign Parathyroid Disorders
2 Benign Parathyroid Disorders David J. Terris and Michael C. Singer Core Messages • Accurate preoperative diagnosis is essential for appropriate management of benign parathyroid disorders. • Technological advances have…
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma I
5 Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma I Wojciech M. Wysocki, Andrzej L. Komorowski, Rehan A. Kazi, and Raghav C. Dwivedi Core Messages • Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) constitutes 4 to 8% of…
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma II
6 Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma II Jonathan Brett Wallach and Nicholas J. Sanfilippo Core Messages • Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a neuroendrocrine tumor of the calcitonin-producing thyroid parafollicular C cells…
Nose and Paranasal Sinus
and Charles P. Molumi2 (1) University of Papua New Guinea and Port Moresby General Hospital, Boroko, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (2) Port Moresby General Hospital, Boroko, National Capital District, Papua…
