Survival outcomes of surgically treated oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma patients at tertiary care hospital in Northern Thailand.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the survival outcomes of surgically treated oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients with or without adjuvant therapies and factors predicting treatment outcomes from the largest head and neck cancer center in Northern Thailand.

Methods: Two hundred and sixty OSCC patients curatively treated between 2017 and 2021 were retrospectively recruited into the study to analyze the clinicopathological characteristics and oncological outcomes and compare them with historical data. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model analysis was performed to evaluate factors affecting survival outcomes.

Head and Neck Cancer of Unknown Primary: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort study in Northern Thailand, an Endemic Nasopharyngeal Cancer Area.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics and oncological outcomes of head and neck carcinoma of unknown primary (HNCUP) patients in an endemic nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) area.

Methods: One hundred and forty-four HNCUP patients curatively treated between January 1995 and December 2022 from 5 centers were retrospectively recruited onto the study to analyze the clinicopathological characteristics and oncological outcomes and compare them with historical data. A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model analysis was performed to evaluate factors affecting survival outcomes.

A retrospective propensity score-matched analysis of oncological and functional outcomes of submental island flap versus radial forearm free flap for oral cavity cancer reconstruction.

Background: This retrospective study aims to compare the oncological and functional outcomes of the submental island flap versus the radial forearm free flap used for oral cavity cancer reconstruction after minimizing differences in baseline characteristics.

Methods: Propensity scores for each oral cavity cancer patient who underwent surgical resection and immediate reconstruction with a submental island flap or a radial forearm free flap with a flap size ≤ 60 cm between October 2008 and December 2021 were generated based on the likelihood of being selected given their baseline characteristics. Patients were matched using a 1:1 nearest-neighbor approach.

Submental island flap versus supraclavicular island flap in oral tongue cancer reconstruction: Perioperative and functional outcomes.

Background: The primary treatment for oral tongue cancer in both early and advanced stages involves surgical resection, which often affects tongue function. When microvascular free flaps are unsuitable for tongue reconstruction following cancer ablation, locoregional pedicled flaps become viable alternatives, for example, submental and supraclavicular island flaps. This study compares perioperative and functional outcomes between submental and supraclavicular flaps in tongue cancer reconstruction.

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma metastasizing to the oral cavity: a case report and literature review.

Introduction And Importance: Metastatic esophageal carcinoma to the oral cavity has been rarely reported, and most cases were adenocarcinoma metastasizing to the mandible. This first report of a case of metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma to the floor of the mouth is crucial due to its rarity and difficulties in diagnosing and managing this condition.

Case Presentation: A 53-year-old male had a painful submucosal mass on the left side of the floor of the mouth for 2 months.

Perioperative versus postoperative calcium and vitamin D supplementation to prevent symptomatic hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy: a randomized placebo controlled trial.

Background: Hypocalcemia is the most common complication following total thyroidectomy. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of perioperative combined calcium and vitamin D supplementation compared to postoperative combined calcium and vitamin D supplementation in reducing symptomatic hypocalcemia.

Materials And Methods: A prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial was carried out in patients undergoing total or completion thyroidectomy from June 2017 to May 2022.

Pedicled Flaps versus Free Flaps for Oral Cavity Cancer Reconstruction: A Comparison of Complications, Hospital Costs, and Functional Outcomes.

 Free flaps have been the preferred method for reconstruction after resection of oral cavity cancer. However, pedicled flaps remain valuable alternatives in appropriate settings.  The main objective of the present study was to compare surgical complications, hospital costs, and functional outcomes of oral cavity cancer patients who underwent soft tissue reconstruction with pedicled flaps or free flaps.

Effect of a perioperative immune-enhancing diet in clean-contaminated head and neck cancer surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Malnutrition is a common problem in head and neck cancer patients and is associated with an increased risk of postoperative complications and prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of an immune-enhancing diet with supplementary arginine, glutamine, and fish oil in clean-contaminated head and neck cancer surgery.

Materials And Methods: A randomized controlled trial study in clean-contaminated head and neck cancer surgery patients was conducted.