Nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the Northeastern states of India.

Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is a rare disease in most parts of the world, except for Southeast Asia, some parts of North Africa and the Arctic. It is mostly seen in people of Chinese origin. In India, NPC is also rare, except for the Hill States of Northeast India, particularly Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram.

Single stage Delto-pectoral flap cover for large defects following extensive neck dissection.

Bulky neck nodal disease with involvement of the overlying skin develops large post resection defects with skin loss following extensive neck dissection, that may not be suitable for primary closure. We describe a simple and easy to do procedure for cover of such large post surgical resection neck defects by using the Delto-pectoral flap as a single staged procedure.

Oncological emergencies--management guidelines for clinicians.

The authors in the present article have given a brief outline of oncological emergencies and discussed the management guidelines from clinical stand point.