Introduction Thyroid nodules are a common clinical problem, diagnosed by palpation on clinical examination in approximately 5% of women and 1% of men in Western society. Their presence requires evaluation…

Introduction Although thyroid disease has been recognized for centuries, consistently accepted techniques of thyroid surgery date back approximately 100 years. With a combined mortality of 40% from hemorrhage and sepsis,…

Introduction To safely resect neural tumors of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) and to counsel patients about potential consequences and complications of surgery requires that the surgeon has a detailed knowledge…

Introduction Patients with evidence of vascular or soft tissue trauma must be approached in a similar fashion as all trauma patients. Primary and secondary surveys initially screen for any imminently…

Introduction Traditional approaches for surgery of the neck involve a relatively long incision that is usually through a transverse skin crease. The length of the incision varies and depends on…

Introduction Most of the tumors that originate in the poststyloid parapharyngeal space (PPS) are tumors of neural origin. Most of these are paragangliomas (PGLs), the most common of which is…

Introduction The management of a patient with a tumor of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) is a challenging task. The complex nature of the anatomy of the PPS and the diversity…

Introduction The management of patients with tumors of the parapharyngeal space (PPS) is a challenge for head and neck surgeons. The diverse anatomic structures in the PPS give rise to…

Introduction The posterolateral neck dissection is an operation that is typically used in the management of cutaneous cancers of the posterior scalp, auricle, or upper neck. It is done either…

Introduction In the early 1900s, George Crile recognized that cancer of the head and neck was primarily a locoregional disease and felt that patients could be cured if the cancer…