Functional MRI during tongue strength tasks before and after partial glossectomy: Insights into the cortical activation of tongue motor function.

Aim: Because the tongue is a midline structure, studies on the neural correlates of lateralized tongue function are challenging and remain limited. Patients with tongue cancer who undergo unilateral partial glossectomy may be a unique cohort to study tongue-associated cortical activation, particularly regarding brain hemispheric lateralization. This longitudinal functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study investigated cortical activation changes for three tongue tasks before and after left-sided partial glossectomy in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

How Increased Nodal Metastasis and Recurrence in Cribriform Adenocarcinoma Relate to Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma and Survival: A Systematic Review.

Background: Recently, histologic grade was removed from salivary tumor nomenclature by the WHO to include disease of higher grade. One such entity, cribriform adenocarcinoma (CAC), is an aggressive group of polymorphous adenocarcinoma (PAC), with frequent nodal metastasis and locoregional recurrence. We aim to examine the biologic behavior of this disease as compared with the PAC general cohort inclusive of all subtypes.

Vertical Submental Island Flap for Head and Neck Reconstruction.

Regional flaps remain a cornerstone of head and neck reconstruction. Among their many functions, they serve a vital role in salvage surgery and for those in whom medical comorbidities preclude the use of microvascular free flaps. Recent research has also examined their potential benefit in value-based healthcare metrics such as operative time, cost, intensive care unit care, and length of stay as compared to free-flap reconstruction.