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A Surgical Algorithm for the Management of Retrosternal Goiters
The heterogeneity of retrosternal goiter size, nearby anatomical structures, and evolving surgical techniques translates to difficulty in selecting the most appropriate surgical approach. Decades of experience...
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Open AccessBell’s palsy misdiagnosis: characteristics of occult tumors causing facial paralysis
The aim of this study was to report the incidence and clinical course of a series of patients who were misdiagnosed with Bell’s palsy and were eventually proven to have occult neoplasms.
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Open AccessSurgical margins of the oral cavity: is 5 mm really necessary?
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the oral cavity. Primary treatment involves surgical resection of the tumour with a surrounding margin. Historically, the most commonly accepted margin ...
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Open AccessIntroduction and expression of PIK3CAE545K in a papillary thyroid cancer BRAFV600E cell line leads to a dedifferentiated aggressive phenotype
Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare, aggressive form of undifferentiated thyroid cancer, which exhibits rapid progression and is almost universally fatal. At least a subset of ATC is thought to arise fro...
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Open AccessRapid standardized operating rooms (RAPSTOR) in thyroid and parathyroid surgery
To evaluate the impact of a high efficiency rapid standardized OR (RAPSTOR) for hemithyroid/parathyroid surgery using standardized equipment sets (SES) and consecutive case scheduling (CCS) on turnover times (...
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Open AccessRecommendations from the Canadian Association of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology for the Management of Head and Neck Cancers during the COVID-19 pandemic
The SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID19) pandemic has placed extreme pressures on the Canadian Healthcare system. Many health care regions in Canada have cancelled or limited surgical and non-surgical interventions on p...
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Open AccessUtility of clinical features with fine needle aspiration biopsy for diagnosis of Warthin tumor
Conservative management of Warthin tumor (WT) may be a viable alternative to surgery, but there are concerns of missed malignancies on fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). The purpose of this study is to meas...
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Open AccessFunctional outcomes in early (T1/T2) supraglottic cancer: a systematic review
Organ preserving surgery (OPS) and radiotherapy (RT) are both accepted treatment options for early stage supraglottic cancer (SGC). Radiation has supplanted surgery in most cases, because of the perception tha...
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Open AccessTreatment of early stage Supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma: meta-analysis comparing primary surgery versus primary radiotherapy
For early stage supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), single modality treatment either in the form of primary organ preservation surgery alone or radiation alone is recommended. Thus, a definite treatmen...
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Open AccessSubtotal Parathyroidectomy and Relocation of the Parathyroid Remnant for Renal Hyperparathyroidism: modification of a traditional operation
We describe a modification of the conventional subtotal parathyroidectomy operation where the parathyroid gland(s) remnant is repositioned with intact vascular supply to a plane superficial to the infrahyoid s...
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Open AccessSystemic therapy in the curative treatment of head and neck squamous cell cancer: a systematic review
To review the available evidence and make recommendations regarding use of systemically administered drugs in combination or in sequence with radiation (RT) and/or surgery for cure and/or organ preservation in...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a transoral robotic surgery program in Canada
Due to significant differences in healthcare structure between the United States and Canada, there are unique barriers to adopting new medical technology in Canada. In this article, we describe our experience ...
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Open AccessDoes HPV type affect outcome in oropharyngeal cancer?
An epidemic of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer (OPSCC) has been reported worldwide largely due to oral infection with HPV type-16, which is responsible for approximately 9...