Vocal Fold Paralysis Following Benign Thyroid Nodule Laser Thermal Ablation.

Laser thermal ablation (LTA) is an increasingly common procedure to treat benign and malignant thyroid nodules, allowing patients to avoid thyroidectomy. There are few reported postprocedural complications of LTA among patients with benign thyroid nodules. While vocal fold paralysis is a well-known potential complication after thyroidectomy, we present the first case report of vocal fold paralysis following LTA.

Salivary CD44 and Total Protein Levels to Detect Risk for Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Recurrence: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: Oral and oropharyngeal cancer have low survival rates, and incidence continues to increase.

Objective: To determine whether soluble CD44 and total protein (TP) are useful for monitoring head and neck cancer recurrence, either used in a point-of-care (POC) test or as individual laboratory-based biomarkers.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This multi-institutional nonrandomized clinical trial testing a novel diagnostic/screening assay took place across the University of California, San Diego; Johns Hopkins University; the Greater Baltimore Medical Center; New York University; and the San Diego Veterans Affairs Hospital.

Soluble CD44 in oral rinses for the early detection of cancer: a prospective cohort study in high-risk individuals.

Background: There are 54,000 new cases of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer in the United States and more than 476,000 worldwide each year. Oral cavity and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma make up most tumors with five-year survival rates of 50% due to prevalence of late-stage diagnoses. Improved methods of early detection in high-risk individuals are urgently needed.

Pediatric Head and Neck Dog Bites in the United States: A NEISS Database Investigation of Risk Factors and Escalation of Care.

Pediatric patients experience increased morbidity secondary to head and neck dog bites. The authors examined risk factors among pediatric head and neck dog bite patients and which factors are associated with admission to inform prevention efforts. All patients who suffered head and neck dog bites from 2013-2022 in the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database were reviewed.

Investigating Disparities in Hypopharyngeal/Laryngeal Cancer Survival in Florida With Geospatial Mapping Analysis.

Objective: Identify predictors of overall survival (OS) after hypopharyngeal/laryngeal cancer in Florida.

Material And Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) on patients diagnosed with hypopharyngeal or laryngeal cancer from 2010-2017. Primary outcome was OS.

Cautionary case for radial forearm free flap use in trisomy 21.

Background: The radial forearm free flap (RFFF) is considered a workhorse for head and neck cancer reconstructive surgery due to its generally consistent anatomy, pliability, long pedicle, and accessible harvest location.

Methods: A 63-year-old male with trisomy 21 and recurrent midface basal cell carcinoma presented for surgical management. The patient underwent tumor resection including left infrastructure maxillectomy with ipsilateral rhinectomy.