Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol
January 2023
Objectives: Nasal Septal Deviation (NSD) is one of the most common causes of nasal obstruction. This study aims to further examine the clinical utility of imaging assessment in the workup and management of symptomatic nasal septal deviation, across all levels of medical training.
Study Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Background: This study evaluated whether fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIm), coupled with standard diagnostic workups, could enhance primary lesion detection in patients with p16+ head and neck squamous cell carcinoma of the unknown primary (HNSCCUP).
Methods: FLIm was integrated into transoral robotic surgery to acquire optical data on six HNSCCUP patients' oropharyngeal tissues. An additional 55-patient FLIm dataset, comprising conventional primary tumors, trained a machine learning classifier; the output predicted the presence and location of HNSCCUP for the six patients.
Objectives: To describe the impact that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had on the presentation of patients with head and neck cancer in a single tertiary care center.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Academic institution.