Incidental Finding of Double Posterior Belly of Digastric Muscle in Head and Neck Cancer Patient.

Objectives: The digastric muscles have important roles in swallowing, chewing, speech, and landmark identification during neck dissection. The posterior belly of the digastric muscle (PBDM) is often useful for defining boundaries in surgical neck dissection as it contributes to the carotid, submandibular, and submental triangles. The cadaveric prevalence rate of anatomic variations in the digastrics has been reported to be 31.

Base of Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Metastasis to the Mandibular Symphysis: A Case Report.

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common malignancy of the oropharynx (OP). Treatment of OP SCC includes chemotherapy, radiation, and/or surgery. OP SCC can spread via direct extension, lymphatics, or hematogenously.

Assessing the Prevalence of Burnout Among Female Microvascular Head and Neck Surgeons.

Research has not explicitly explored differences between male and female microvascular head and neck (MHN) surgeon burnout, which should be identified and addressed to ensure career satisfaction and longevity. To measure and compare the prevalence of burnout among male versus female MHN surgeons. A prospective questionnaire based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was distributed through a web-based survey to the American Association of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and American Head and Neck Society in 2021 and 2022.

Safe and Efficient Performance of Open Tracheostomies in Patients With COVID-19-The Fenestrated Technique.

This case series demonstrates a fenestrated technique of tracheostomy that minimizes aerosolization risks by reducing risk of accidental decannulation and stomal infections while creating a tight seal around the tracheostomy tube.

Patient and physician views on providing cancer patient-specific survival information.

Objectives/hypothesis: To gather input regarding the presentation, content, and understanding of survival and support information for Prognostigram, a computer-based program that uses standard cancer registry data elements to present individualized survival estimates.

Study Design: Cross-sectional survey research.

Methods: Two groups of patients (total n=40) and one group of physicians (n=5) were interviewed.

TNM staging compared with a new clinicopathological model in predicting oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma survival.

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic impact of comorbidity and of demographic and pathological factors on oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) survival, and to compare the prognostic performance of a new clinicopathological model against the routinely used TNM staging.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of demographic, clinical, and pathological information of 166 patients with oral tongue SCC. Cox regression was used for multivariate analysis, model building, and model discriminatory analysis.

Functional connectivity during modulation of tinnitus with orofacial maneuvers.

Objective: To determine changes in cortical neural networks as defined by resting-state functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging during voluntary modulation of tinnitus with orofacial maneuvers.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Academic medical center.