Jun-Ook Park

Catholic University of Korea | CUK · Department of Ear, Nose and Throat

Background and Objectives Flaps are commonly employed for reconstruction, and many studies have sought to improve flap survival. In this study, we determined whether sildenafil and epinephrine synergistically improve the survival rate of transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flaps.Materials and Method Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats w...

Background: Patients with cartilage invasion in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC) would benefit from partial laryngopharyngectomy (PLP). Aims/objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the treatment outcomes of PLP for HPSCC with cartilage invasion, with a focus on the oncological safety and the function preservation. Mat...

Background and Objectives Sialendoscopy is useful for the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive salivary gland diseases, but not yet universally employed because it requires dedicate, expensive, and fragile endoscopic equipment; moreover, the surgical technique is also delicate. Here, we describe our initial experience of sialendoscopy, as well as...

Objectives: To develop evidence-based recommendations for determining the surgical extent in patients with locally invasive differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Locally invasive DTC with gross extrathyroid extension invading surrounding anatomical structures may lead to several functional deficits and poor oncological outcomes. At present, the opt...

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a hearing impairment (HI) caused by various clinical factors. Identifying the relationship between NIHL and nutrient consumption could help in reducing the prevalence of hearing loss. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between NIHL and dietary factors using data of the Korea National Health an...

Objective: Soft tissue necrosis (STN) can occur after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) with radiation therapy (RT). We investigated the usefulness of local flap reconstruction for preventing STN after TORS in patients with tonsillar cancer. Methods: This case-control study retrospectively reviewed clinicopathological data of patients who underwe...

Objectives: Voice change after uncomplicated thyroidectomy has been an important issue in the field of thyroid surgery. The aim of this study was to promote understanding of voice change after uncomplicated thyroidectomy by analyzing the results for a large number of patients from a single institute. Design: We retrospectively reviewed the medic...

Smoking is positively associated with multiple cancer types including head and neck cancer (HNC). We sought to confirm the effect of smoking in HNC and subtypes through big data analysis. All data used in this study originated from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database. We analyzed subjects who had undergone health check-ups in 2009...

In this study, through a cohort study of 10 million people, we investigated the association between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and head and neck cancer (HNC) incidence. This is an observational cohort study using data from the national health claims database established by the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). We sel...

Background: We investigated the association between BMI and HNC subtype incidence in a cohort study of ten million people, adjusting for the effect of smoking and drinking. We also investigated the relationship between waist circumference (WC) and HNC subtype. Methods: All data used in this study originated from the Korean National Health Insurance...

Background: Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is positively associated with several cancer types. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between GGT and head and neck cancer (HNC) incidence in a cohort of 10 million people, considering effects of smoking and alcohol consumption. Methods: All data used in this study were obt...

Background: Voice abuse in noisy environments can result in voice disorders. However, there are insufficient studies to differentiate vocal cord lesions through laryngoscopic examination for workers in noisy environments. This study investigated the relationship between a history of noise exposure in the workplace and benign vocal fold lesions (BVF...

Introduction: Mucosal margins exhibit a mean shrinkage of 30-40% after resection of oral and oropharyngeal cancers, and an adequate in situ surgical margin frequently results in a pathological close margin. However, the impact on prognosis remains unclear. We investigated the impact of a pathological close margin on disease-free survival (DFS) and...

Background: Descriptive epidemiologists have repeatedly reported that males are more susceptible to head and neck cancers. However, most published data are those of cross-sectional studies, and no population-based cohort study has yet been published. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of head and neck cancers in healthy males with...

Background and Objectives Globus pharyngeus is one of the most common symptoms of patients visiting otorhinolaryngology out-patient clinic, and usually long-lasting, difficult to treat, and frequently recurrent. Mucomyst®, N-acetyl cysteine is an inhalation agent mainly used for mucolysis and reducing inflammation in airway via antioxidative effect...

Background Whether herpes zoster infection (HZI) affects laryngitis incidence remains unknown. Objective The purpose of this population-based retrospective study was to analyze the relationship between laryngitis and HZI using data from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service—National Sample Cohort. Methods This study analyzed 1...

Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a hearing impairment caused by various epidemiologic and clinical factors. Identifying the relationship between NIHL and nutrients could help reduce the prevalence of hearing loss. This study analyzed the relationship between NIHL and dietary factors using data of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examinat...

Introduction: Decellularized larynges could be used as scaffolds to regenerate the larynx. The purpose of this study was to establish a perfusion decellularization protocol to produce a 3-dimensional whole laryngeal extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold in a rabbit model. Methods: The larynges of 20 rabbits assigned to the study group were harvest...

Objectives: To identify the relationship between pulmonary function and subjective olfactory dysfunction in middle-aged and older adults. Materials and methods: We used Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data from 2010 to 2012 to analyze 6191 participants in their 50s or older. Results: The frequency of olfactory dysfunctio...

Background: During the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, tracheotomy under emergency situation is considered a high-risk procedure that causes probable expose to aerosolized secretion. Summary: We reviewed our case and previous reports, and summarized a detailed protocol that is needed to protect medical staffs who perform tracheotomy under the COVI...

Objectives: Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCs) are frequently diagnosed at the local-regional advanced stage (stage IVa) but their treatment with upfront surgery vs. definite chemoradiation therapy (CRT) is controversial. The purpose of the present study is to compare overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients wi...

Introduction: Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) has become increasingly popular. Several reports have emphasized the safety and efficacy of this new approach. However, there is no report on functional voice outcomes, including voice pitch change after TOETVA. Methods: The functional voice outcomes of patients underg...

Background Some of patients are suffered from pitch lowering of voice after thyroidectomy. We sought to identify factors predictive of a recovery from lowered pitch voice after thyroid surgery.Methods We retrospectively reviewed the records of 133 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy to treat papillary carcinoma between January 2012 and Febru...

During an ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, controlling the oropharyngeal bleeding, such as post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage, with cauterization is considered a very vulnerable procedure for medical staff because of high probability of exposure to aerosolized secretion. The authors aimed to introduce an appropriate treatment protocol for oropharyngeal ble...

Objectives Common symptoms after thyroidectomy include voice change and throat and neck discomfort. But no common questionnaire has been developed. This study was performed to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Thyroidectomy-related Voice and Symptom Questionnaire (TVSQ). Methods Fourty items of the TVSQ were divided into 20 items relate...

The persistence of neck scarring is a common concern among patients undergoing thyroidectomy. Botulinum toxin A (BTA (Botox)) has been shown to suppress scar enlargement at the incision site. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of intraoperative Botox administration on neck scarring after thyroidectomy. A prospective double-blind...

Background The transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) has been the subject of increasing interest from several institutions around the world over the last 2 years. Recently, we successfully performed TOETVA in live human patients without CO2 gas using our newly designed retractable blade. Methods We reviewed the medical re...

Background Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach is expected to be a safe alternative to open surgery for certain patients and has been used increasingly by several surgeons around the world for the past 2 years. The purpose of this paper is to review our 2-year experience and describe in detail our preoperative considerations, pat...

Objective : This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the gasless transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) using the Thyroidoscope, developed to maintain the surgical working space without CO2 insufflation. Materials and Methods : To prevent a potentially fatal CO2-related complication, we developed a retractable devic...

Background: : Transoral thyroid surgery represented by the da Vinci system is attracted attention and performed by several institutions. However, the current available da Vinci system still has some limitations to be improved for transoral thyroid surgery including high cost of equipment and expendables, larger diameter scope and instruments and n...

Background: Some patients complain of long-lasting voice symptoms after thyroid surgery without objective vocal fold pathology. We assessed the factors that may influence voice symptoms more than 12 months after thyroidectomy. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 68 patients from July 2010 to May 2012. The voices of all patients wer...

Background: A transoral approach has been experimentally introduced to the field of thyroid surgery and several groups in Asia have recently used the technique to treat patients. We performed transoral endoscopic thyroidectomies on patients with thyroid cancer or a benign tumor. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent...

Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the importance of clinical factors in the prediction of postoperative complications in patients with microvascular reconstruction for head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC). Design: A retrospective review of case notes was performed. Setting: Patients treated at a single institute. Participants: The pr...

Objective This study aimed to identify the effect of lateral neck dissection on voice change in thyroidectomised patients. Methods Medical records from 264 patients who underwent thyroidectomy with ( n = 65) or without ( n = 199) lateral neck dissection were reviewed. Clinical and voice evaluation data were compared between the two groups. Result...

Background This study evaluated the feasibility of non-magnified resection of various benign lesions of the upper neck using the facelift incision without endoscopic equipment to establish indications for the procedure. Methods This retrospective analysis examined 86 patients who underwent surgery for upper neck masses using the facelift incision o...

Objectives: Thyroid surgeons frequently encounter outpatients with mobile vocal cords complaining of lower-pitched voices following thyroidectomy. This study investigated the clinical and pathological parameters affecting voice pitch following thyroid surgery. Methods: We analyzed the data of 393 patients with mobile vocal cords and who also und...

We recently experienced a case of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via the trivestibular approach. We identified and preserved all neighboring critical structures during surgery. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 3. There were no complications in thyroid function, vocal cord function, or lower lip sense. Transoral endoscopic thyroid...

Background: Relatively large numbers of patients complain of lower-pitched voices after thyroidectomy. However, little is known about the risk factors for, prognosis of, or progression over time of, such changes, in female patients. Methods: We analyzed the data of 217 patients who underwent thyroid surgery and postoperative (2 weeks, and 3, 6,...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of lymph node density for predicting the survival of patients with tonsillar cancer and positive neck nodes. We reviewed data for 64 patients diagnosed with tonsillar cancer with lymph node metastasis in a retrospective single center audit. Lymph node density (≥0.05), extracapsular spread (ECS),...

Globus symptoms are not uncommon after an uncomplicated thyroidectomy. However, their associated factors and etiology have not been investigated. We investigated the etiology and factors related to globus symptoms after thyroidectomy. The medical records of 289 patients who underwent thyroidectomy and completed a voice analysis, psychiatric screeni...

Our aim was to evaluate the feasibility of robot-assisted neck dissection (RAND) followed by transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in treatment of cancers of the head and neck, which is expected to improve cosmesis and function. We studied 37 patients with biopsy-confirmed cNO or cN+ tumours of the oropharynx (n = 22), hypopharynx (n = 8), larynx (n = 6...

Objective: This study was performed to verify the efficacy and feasibility of primary closure for communication defects in the neck after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for tonsillar cancer, and to verify the necessity of en bloc resection, which can create communication defects during TORS. Methods: We applied a new primary closure technique...

Conclusion: Median (18)F-FDG PET/CT maximum standardized uptake values (SUV max) cut-off values of 7.9 or greater were associated with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) negativity in patients with hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC). Furthermore, median (18)F-FDG PET/CT SUV max cut-off values of 7.9 or greater and high-risk HPV negat...

Objectives We designed this study to develop an efficient and cost-effective screening tool for detecting voice disorders following thyroidectomy. Methods We developed the Perioperative Voice-Screening Protocol for Thyroid Surgery (PVST) using the Thyroidectomy-Related Voice Questionnaire (TVQ) to provide a cost-effective diagnostic flow sheet for...

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the role of preepiglottic space (PES) invasion in lymph node metastasis and prognosis in patients undergoing supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) with cricohyoidopexy (CHP). Methods A retrospective review of 42 previously untreated patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx that underw...

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term swallowing function in patients with vertical hemipharyngolaryngectomy (VHPL) for hypopharyngeal cancer. Methods: A retrospective review of 30 patients followed for more than 2 years with VHPL between 1998 and 2011 was performed. Results: Five patients (16.7%) experienced gast...

Background: A new approach to modifying facelift incision was recently developed for robotic thyroid surgery that seemed to be advantageous over other existing approaches. In this study, we aimed to investigate the feasibility and safety of the facelift approach not only for robotic thyroid surgery, but also for endoscope-assisted thyroid surgery....

Objectives The purpose of this study is to determine if preoperative 18F-FDG PET/CT is useful in assessing contralateral lymph node metastasis in the neck.DesignA retrospective review of medical records was performed.SettingPatients treated at a single institute.ParticipantsOne-hundred and fifty-seven patient whose pathology results were positive f...

The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of early management of post-thyroidectomy unilateral vocal cord palsy (UVCP) and the clinical utility of the thyroidectomy-related voice questionnaire (TVQ) when planning UVCP treatment. The study group comprised 48 consecutive patients diagnosed with UVCP after thyroidectomy. Laryngoscopi...

Conclusion: High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection was significantly related to lymph node size in patients with single node metastasis of oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between high-risk HPV infection and lymph node size in patients with single node metastasis of oral...

Background: To evaluate the association of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG PET/CT) and high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) status and to establish the histologic correlates in oropharyngeal cancer (OPSCC). Method: The medical records of 78 patients who underwent (18)F-FDG PET/CT for OPSCC before surgery were rev...

The concept of natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an emerging experimental alternative to conventional surgery that eliminates skin incisions using an endoscope passed through a natural orifice (e.g., mouth, urethra, or anus). This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of thyroid resection via an entirely...

Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT for the identification of extracapsular spread (ECS) with supporting histologic correlation in hypopharyngeal cancer. Method: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 57 patients who underwent FDG PET/CT for h...

Although T stage is an important prognostic tool for oral tongue cancer, it fails to define the depth of invasion and true three-dimensional volume of primary tumors. The purpose of this paper is to determine the relations between tumor volume and lymph node metastasis and survival in early oral tongue cancer. Forty-seven patients with T1-2 tongue...

High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) is an oncogenic virus that causes oropharyngeal cancers, and it has a favorable outcome after the treatment. Unlike in oropharyngeal cancer, the prevalence and role of high-risk HPV in the etiology of hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (HPSCC) is uncertain. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the ef...

Conclusion: (18)F-FDG PET/CT is a useful technique for the evaluation of paraglottic space invasion and lymph node metastasis in patients with supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL). Primary SUVmax values (using 7.0 as a cut-off) and nodal SUVmax values (using 2.2 as a cut-off) are important for recurrence and poor prognosis. Objectives: The p...

Conclusion: Median maximum standardized uptake (SUVmax) cut-off values of FDG PET/CT higher than 3.85 were found to be associated with a greater risk cervical lymph node metastasis with extracapsular spread (ECS) in patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of FDG P...

Conclusion: Factors that affected prognosis were T stage and extracapsular spread in patients that underwent primary surgery with postoperative radiotherapy for pN2 head and neck carcinoma. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine treatment outcomes and define prognostic factors for pN2 head and neck carcinoma. Methods: A total of...

The aim of this study was to describe a technique using the fascia lata (FL) component of the anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap to re-create the orbital floor and lateral nasal wall after total maxillectomy. Retrospective analysis of medical records. A total of 22 patients underwent maxillary reconstruction using a composite ALT-FL flap following canc...

Conclusion: Our findings show that copy number loss of FHIT is associated with lymph node metastasis (LNM) and suggest that the down-regulation of Fhit indicates poor prognosis in early oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify alterations in genetic markers related to LNM in early OSCC. Methods:...

Objectives Examine treatment outcomes and define factors that influence survival in patients underwent primary surgery with postoperative radiotherapy for pN2 head and neck carcinoma. Methods Two hundred nine patients underwent primary surgery with postoperative radiotherapy between 1994 and 2011. Primary tumor sites were 70 oropharynx, 48 hypopha...

(18)F-FDG PET/CT is clinically useful in the initial staging and follow-up of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). We studied the potential prognostic significance of preoperative (18)F-FDG PET/CT in HNSCC. The medical records of 294 patients who underwent preoperative (18)F-FDG PET/CT for HNSCC were retrospectively reviewed...

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors of patients with pathologically negative lymph node (pN0) head and neck cancer.Study DesignCase series with chart review.SettingCollege medical center.Subjects and Methods The medical records of 120 patients were reviewed. Primary tumor sites included 46 larynx, 45 oral cavity,...

Background: Voice problems following thyroid surgery are well known, and perioperative voice analysis in patients undergoing thyroidectomy no longer seems optional. However, multiple means of assessing vocal function are time-consuming, require specific instruments and specialists, and increase costs. Therefore, we designed this study to develop a...

Background: Most of the reports about lymph node (LN) metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are retrospective studies. Methods: We prospectively evaluated the pattern and predictive factors of LN metastasis of 176 patients with PTC who underwent total thyroidectomy and bilateral central LN dissection with or without therapeutic lateral...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) to identify extracapsular spread (ECS) with histologic correlations in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The medical records of 80 patients who underwent of FDG PET/CT for OSCC before surgery were review...

Objective To determine whether invasion of the pharyngeal constrictor muscle in early squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil is correlated with lymph node metastasis. Design Retrospective analysis of medical records and pathology specimens. Setting Tertiary care referral center. Patients Forty-eight patients who were diagnosed as having T2 squamous...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the radial forearm free flap (RFFF) volume changes and speech and swallowing outcomes. Methods: The study included 18 subjects with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue. Results: Average percentage changes in flap volume between 3 and 12 months was 19.2%. Po...

To investigate the relationship between paraglottic space (PGS) invasion and lymph node metastasis in patients undergoing supracricoid partial laryngectomy. The study included 98 subjects with squamous cell carcinoma of the glottis. The PGS invasion rate was 60.2% (59/98), and a significant correlation was found between PGS invasion and cervical ly...

The clinical and radiologic features of submandibular triangle hemangioma have not been systematically reported. Hemangiomas in the submandibular triangle are very rare and are often misdiagnosed as other benign cystic masses or inflammatory conditions. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 5 patients who underwent surgery for submandi...

To verify whether the submuscular plane of the constrictor muscle, which is the resection margin in a transoral approach, is sufficient for securing a cancer-free deep margin in tonsil cancer patients. Retrospective analysis of medical records and pathology specimens was done in sixty-two patients who were diagnosed with tonsil cancer and underwent...

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in lymph node metastasis and the depth of invasion in oropharyngeal cancer. The study included patients with 90 oral carcinomas and 66 oropharyngeal carcinomas. High-risk HPV in situ hybridization was performed to detect HPV infection. The positive rate of h...

To evaluate functional and oncologic results in patients who underwent unilateral arytenoidectomy during supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Retrospective analysis of medical records. Tertiary care referral center. One hundred sixteen patients who had received supracricoid partial laryngectomy. Functional and oncologic results in patients who receiv...

The purpose of this study was to examine the treatment outcomes of larynx-preserving partial hypopharyngectomies for hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Forty-three patients underwent partial hypopharyngectomy and reconstruction using faciocutaneous free flaps with and without postoperative radiotherapy between 1998 and 2009. Primary tumor sites were pyrifor...

The purpose of this study was to examine treatment outcomes and define factors that influence survival in patients with pN2 oropharyngeal carcinoma. Fifty-five patients underwent primary surgery with postoperative radiotherapy between 1994 and 2009. Primary tumor sites were 36 tonsil, 13 base of tongue, 3 soft palate, and three posterior pharyngeal...

Patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux frequently experience voice-related symptoms. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of combined voice and medical therapy in comparison with medical therapy alone in the improvement of voice-related symptoms and parameters in patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux. Concurrent nonrandomized c...

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma is an uncommon, low-grade carcinoma that generally occurs in the salivary glands. A few cases of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma arising in the nasal cavity have been reported. We describe a unique case of aggressive epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma in the nasal cavity. A 36-year-old woman presented with a ma...

Objective: The arytenoid is one of the components of sphincteric function of the larynx, and arytenoid resection during supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) may negatively affect the functional results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional results in patients who underwent unilateral arytenoidectomy during SCPL. Method: Retr...

Objective: Transglottic cancer invading PGS is characteristically known to show a high incidence of laryngeal skeleton invasion and cervical metastasis. The objective was to determine the role of paraglottic space (PGS) invasion in lymph node metastasis in patients undergoing supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL). Method: We retrospectively revi...

We evaluated immunohistochemically the expression profiles of metastasis-associated protein (MTA) 1 and their associations with lymph node metastasis in tonsil cancer. Immunohistochemical analysis of 43 tonsillar neoplasm tissues was performed using antibodies raised to MTA1. Depth of tumor invasion, lymph node metastasis, and clinical outcomes wer...

The task of the present study was to investigate the relationship between parameters and factors predictive of voice quality and to suggest treatment guidelines for patients suffering from vocal polyps. In total, 158 patients diagnosed with vocal polyps and who received voice therapy were enrolled. Clinicomorphological factors such as size, locatio...

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of MRI for measuring invasion depth in oral/oropharyngeal carcinoma. We retrospectively reviewed pathologic specimens and MRI findings of 114 patients who were diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx. Invasion depths were evaluated in pathologic s...

The purpose of this study was to examine functional and surgical outcomes after fasciocutaneous free flap reconstruction of the hypopharynx. A retrospective review of the records of 48 consecutive patients that underwent hypopharyngectomy and reconstruction using fasciocutaneous free flaps between 1996 and 2009 was performed. Flap donor sites inclu...

The goal of this study was to evaluate changes in radial forearm free flap (RFFF) volumes after 5 years of follow-up after ablative tumor surgery in the head and neck. Eighteen patients underwent RFFF reconstruction. Flap volumes were measured by computerized segmentation of CT or MR images. Average postoperative 3 months, and 1, 3, and 5 years fla...

To evaluate microvascular reconstruction of a vertical hemipharyngolaryngectomy (VHPL) defect for hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Retrospective analysis of medical records. Tertiary care referral center. Thirty-two patients who underwent a VHPL. Assess the surgical technique and safety of VHPL and review the functional parameters of swallow...

The goal of this study was to evaluate the relationship between postoperative fistula formation and perioperative risk factors after radial forearm free flap (RFFF) reconstruction for head and neck cancer. A total of 180 patients underwent RFFF reconstruction after head and neck ablative surgery from October 1993 to July 2009. Age, gender, systemic...

The reported incidence of tongue cancer in young patients has recently increased. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics of tongue cancer in a young group of patients, and to compare them with those of an older group of tongue cancer patients. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 85 patients who were diagnosed with...