Vol 4, No 2 (2014)

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ORIGINAL REPORTS

ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR RECURRENT OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER

Kropotov M.A., Ilkaev K.D., Dronova E.L.

Abstract

The paper analyzes the results of surgical treatment in 57 patients with recurrent oropharyngeal cancer after an ineffective chemoradiaton therapy cycle performed in 1995 to 2014.

It shows that it is important to estimate the extent of a tumor process by different methods and to choose a surgical approach.
Head and Neck Tumors. 2014;4(2):4-9
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CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH T3N0–2M0 LARYNGEAL FOLD CANCER

Taneeva A.S., Mudunov A.M., Alieva S.B.

Abstract

The paper gives the results of surgical, combined, and chemoradiation treatments in 102 patients with laryngeal fold cancer of the extent corresponding to T3N0–2M0, who have been treated at the Department for Surgery of Upper Respiratory and Digestive Tracts, N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. It discusses the influence of different prognostic factors on survival, as well as recommendations to determine the most optimal treatment policy in this category of patients.
Head and Neck Tumors. 2014;4(2):10-13
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DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HEAD AND NECK TUMORS

EXPERIENCE WITH ROBOTIC LUMЕNIS CO LASER IN ENDOSCOPIC LARYNGEAL SURGERY

Novozhilova E.N., Fedotov A.P., Chumakov I.F., Khoteev A.Z., Nefedova O.V.

Abstract

Head and Neck Tumors. 2014;4(2):14-18
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PECTORALIS FLAP REPAIR OF DEFECT IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF LOCALLY ADVANCED AND RECURRENT OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER

Sikorsky D.V., Podvyaznikov S.O., Volodin A.N., Chernyavsky A.A., Lavrov N.A., Penin S.V.

Abstract

The paper details the surgical features of pectoralis flap repair of defect in in the treatment of locally advancedand recurrent oropharyngeal cancer.

Head and Neck Tumors. 2014;4(2):19-24
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VARIANTS OF APPLICATION OF THE FREE RADIAL FOREARM FASCIOCUTANEOUS FLAP FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF DEFECTS IN THE HEAD AND NECK AFTER REMOVAL OF MALIGNANT TUMORS

Ostrinskaya T.V., Zhumankulov A.M.

Abstract

In the article presents the clinical cases of using free radial forearm fasciocutaneous flap in the reconstructive head and neck surgery. This method is actual because of the versatility, simplicity of the fence and can be recommended for novice microsurgeons.
Head and Neck Tumors. 2014;4(2):25-32
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TREATMENT POLICY FOR STAGES CT1–2CN0M0 ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Gelfand I.M., Romanov I.S., Minkin A.U.

Abstract

The paper deals with the choice of treatment for oral squamous cell carcinoma: which of treatment options (surgery, radiation, or their combination) will be most suitable for squamous cell carcinoma of the mouth and tongue; how to affect regional metastatic regions in cN0.
Head and Neck Tumors. 2014;4(2):33-36
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MODIFIED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR RESECTION OF PARAGANGLIOMAS OF THE CAROTID BIFURCATION

Almyashev A.Z.

Abstract

The paper presents the current principles of surgical treatment for carotid paragangliomas and the prevention of intraoperative neurovascular complications.
Head and Neck Tumors. 2014;4(2):37-40
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REVIEWS

THE ADVANTAGES OF SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY OVER FUNCTIONAL NECK DISSECTION (A REVIEW OF LITERATURE)

Romanov I.S., Shiryaеv S.V., Vishnevskaya Y.V.

Abstract

The paper analyzes the data available in the literature on sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with oral cancer and shows its advantages over prophylactic neck dissection: less pronounced functional and cosmetic consequences, the possibility of a detailed pathomorphological analysis of removed neck lymph nodes macrospecimens with immunohistochemical studies.
Head and Neck Tumors. 2014;4(2):41-45
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CASE REPORTS

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE OF NEXAVAR (SORAFENIB) APPLICATION IN PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC DIFFERENTIATED THYROID CANCER RESISTANT TO THERAPY 131I

Isaev P.A., Rumyantsev P.O., Polkin V.V., Ilyin A.A., Syomin D.Y., Agababyan T.A., Vasilkov S.V., Medvedev V.S.

Abstract

The treatment choice of differentiated thyroid cancer resistant to therapy 131I to be restricted just to systemic methods. Traditional chemotherapy demonstrated no clinically relevant effectiveness but high toxicity. With the introduction into clinical practice of multi-kinase inhibitor was able to significantly improve treatment outcomes.

The paper demonstrated two patients with the incurable of differentiated thyroid cancer resistant to therapy 131I. All patients received Nexavar (sorafenib). Its therapeutic effectiveness varied from partial response to long-term stabilization.
Head and Neck Tumors. 2014;4(2):46-50
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