Diagnostic Performance of F-FDG PET/CT According to Delay After Treatment to Detect Subclinical Recurrence of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains a malignancy with high rates of locoregional recurrence and poor prognosis for recurrent cases. Early detection of subclinical lesions is challenging but critical for effective patient management. Imaging surveillance after treatment, particularly F-FDG PET/CT, has shown promise in the diagnosis of HNSCC recurrence.

Robot-Assisted and Manual Cochlear Implantation: An Intra-Individual Study of Speech Recognition.

Cochlear implantation (CI) allows rehabilitation for patients with severe to profound hearing impairment. Although the use of a robotic assistant provides technical assistance to the surgeon, the assessment of the impact of its use on auditory outcomes remains uncertain. We aim to compare the hearing results of patients who underwent bilateral cochlear implantation; one side was performed with manual insertion and the other side with robot-assisted insertion.

COVID-19 impact on the management of head and neck cancer: a French single-centre experience.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented pressure on medical care resources and access. The aim of this study was to evaluate the time between the cancer symptoms' onset and the first ENT specialist consultation for patients with head and neck (HNC) and salivary glands cancers during the pandemic.

Methods: The outcome measures evaluated were time to diagnosis, and time to treatment onset, as well as the COVID-19 impact on the proportion of both cancer patient groups: asymptomatic and advanced stages.

An Intensive 18F-Fludeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography With Computed Tomography-Based Strategy of Follow-Up in Patients Treated for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Who Are Clinically Asymptomatic.

Importance: Patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) have a significant risk of locoregional recurrence within the first 2 years, with approximately two-thirds of patients experiencing such recurrence. While early recurrence detection may be associated with improved patient outcomes, the association of such detection with survival remains uncertain.

Objective: To investigate the association of an intensive posttreatment follow-up strategy using 18F-fludeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography with computed tomography (18FDG-PET/CT) with survival among patients with HNSCC.

Risk factors for hypothyroidism following hemithyroidectomy.

Objective: Hypothyroidism is the most common complication of hemithyroidectomy for thyroid nodules. This retrospective cohort study investigated the prognostic factors for hypothyroidism following hemithyroidectomy.

Methods: We included patients who underwent hemithyroidectomy between 2016 and 2017, excluding those with history of preoperative hypothyroidism or malignancy on histopathological examination.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of jugular foramen.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a slowly growing malignant tumor with high local recurrence, perineural and vascular invasion. This tumor might arise from the glands of upper respiratory tract and oral cavity (eg, salivary or serous or mucous). Here we report the case of a 65-year-old woman who was referred to our unit for left retro-auricular radiating pain with trigger points and frontal headache since 6 months.