Onco-epidemiological features of head and neck tumors within the competence of the otorhinolaryngological service across the regions of the Republic of Belarus

Objective. To analyze the onco-epidemiological features of head and neck tumors within the competence of the otorhinolaryngological service across the regions of the Republic of Belarus.Materials and methods. The material for the study was data on 21,533 cases of malignant neoplasms of the head and neck (including laryngeal tumors) registered in the Belarusian Cancer Registry from 2009 to 2018.Results. Significant changes have occurred in the structure of the incidence of head and neck malignant neoplasms over the past decade. The leading positions are occupied by such tumors of visual localization as cancer of the oropharynx (14.9 %), the floor of the oral cavity (12.4 %), tonsils (11.4 %) and tongue (excluding the root of the tongue) (11.4 %), which are available for diagnosis during routine clinical examination.Conclusion. The analysis of newly diagnosed cases of malignant neoplasms depending on the localization has showed that regardless of the availability of otorhinolaryngologists and staffing levels, patients with primary manifestations of the tumor process are not timely referred to the health experts for morphological verification, which requires further organizational decisions on patient referral at different levels of health care and defining the role and scope of responsibility of subject-matter primary care specialists.

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Surgical Treatment of Head and Neck Tumors

The Medical Journal of Australia ◽

10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb95109.x ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 66-66

Author(s):

NORMAN R. WYNDHAM

Keyword(s):

Surgical Treatment ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Head And Neck Tumors ◽

Neck Tumors

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Head and neck tumors in children and adolescents: Impact of a multidisciplinary tumor board

Oral Oncology ◽

10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.105145 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 114 ◽

pp. 105145

Author(s):

Charlotte Benoit ◽

Daniel Orbach ◽

Stacy Cyrille ◽

Kahina Belhous ◽

Véronique Minard-Colin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Head And Neck ◽

Head And Neck Tumors ◽

Tumor Board ◽

Neck Tumors ◽

Multidisciplinary Tumor Board

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Effect of head and neck radiotherapy on the Eustachian tube functions

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology ◽

10.1186/s43163-020-00038-w ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed Abdullah Hamd ◽

Essam Abd El-Wanes Behiry ◽

Adel Tharwat Atallah ◽

Sherif Maher Elaini ◽

Ahmed Hamdy Alshafai

Keyword(s):

Head And Neck ◽

Eustachian Tube ◽

Contralateral Side ◽

Head And Neck Tumors ◽

Eustachian Tube Dysfunction ◽

Middle Ear Effusion ◽

Neck Tumors ◽

Tube Dysfunction ◽

Ear Effusion

Abstract Background Nowadays, radiotherapy is widely used in management of many types of tumors including head and neck tumors; in this study, we concerned with its reverse effects on the Eustachian tube functions and if this effect is temporary or permanent. Results The whole (30) patients have tympanogram at both ears before starting radiotherapy; all patients (100%) were normal. In the immediate post radiotherapy tympanogram at the contralateral side, 6.7% of patients had effusion, and 20% had Eustachian tube dysfunction, while at the ipsilateral side, 20% of patients had effusion, and 33.3% had ET dysfunction. In the follow-up tympanogram 12 weeks post radiotherapy, we found that 6.7% of patients had effusion, and (10%) had Eustachian tube dysfunction at the contralateral side, while 6.7% of patients had effusion, and only 20% had Eustachian tube dysfunction at the ipsilateral side. Conclusion From this study, we concluded that patients with head and neck tumors treated by radiotherapy (apart from the nasopharynx) have a high incidence of affection of Eustachian tube function namely middle ear effusion and Eustachian tube dysfunction. The possibility for development of middle ear effusion and Eustachian tube dysfunction increases with increased tumor stage. Eustachian tube functions immediately post radiotherapy and after 12 weeks of the end of radiotherapy was affected by different effects according to the tumor site. The Eustachian tube functions significantly improved within 12 weeks after the last dose of radiotherapy, and we recommend audiological follow-up for patients with head and neck tumors treated with radiotherapy.

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