Clin Otolaryngol
December 2024
Introduction: Artificial Intelligences (AIs) are changing the way information is accessed and consumed globally. This study aims to evaluate the information quality provided by AIs ChatGPT4 and Claude2 concerning reconstructive surgery for head and neck cancer.
Methods: Thirty questions on reconstructive surgery for head and neck cancer were directed to both AIs and 16 head and neck surgeons assessed the responses using the QAMAI questionnaire.
In the 2nd century AD, Galen argued that the failure to remove any single 'root' of a malignant tumor could result in a local relapse. After nearly 2 millennia, this problem appears to be even more challenging due to our increased understanding of the complexity of tumor formation and spread. Pathological analysis of tumor margins under a microscope remains the primary and only accepted method for confirming the complete tumor removal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This retrospective cohort study aims to evaluate the clinical, oncological, and functional outcomes of transoral non-robotic surgery for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC).
Materials And Methods: Data from 131 patients with surgically treated OPSCC (2010-2022) were analyzed. Patients who underwent exclusively transoral surgery were included in the study.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
December 2024
Objective: The present study challenges the appropriateness of considering invasion of the palatoglossus muscle (PGM) as a criterion for staging oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) as T4.
Study Design: Retrospective observational study.
Setting: Tertiary University Hospital.
Purpose: The choice of surgical approach for floor of the mouth (FOM) cancer, particularly for intermediate-stage tumors (cT2-cT3), remains controversial. This study aims to evaluate a method considering mylohyoid muscle (MM) invasion as a determinant for surgical approach selection, utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) preoperatively and frozen section (FS) analysis intraoperatively.
Methods: This observational retrospective cohort study analyzed patients undergoing surgical resection of cT2 and cT3 FOM squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) between January 2013 and June 2023.