Head and Neck Surgery: Diagnosis and Management
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 148
Special Issue Editor
Interests: head and neck oncology; human papillomavirus; head and neck surgery; thyroid/parathyroid surgery; ultrasound-guided intervention
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The management of head and neck tumors has remarkably improved over the last decades. This is associated with the technical progress of various imaging modalities such as ultrasonography, CT, MR and PET/CT; emerging role of the human papillomavirus (HPV) as a critical causative and prognostic factor of head and neck cancer (HNC); paradigm shift of the primary treatment from radical surgery to organ preservation modalities, gaining popularity in various types of endoscopic and robotic surgeries; and the introduction of immunotherapy in recurrent and metastatic HNCs. Despite such evident advancements in diagnostic and therapeutic aspects, survival rate in patients with HNC remains stationary. With respect to benign head and neck pathologies, there is an increasing need for non-invasive and function-preserving managements that allow for maintaining the normal quality of life even after treatment. Indeed, these issues are new research challenges for better diagnostic and therapeutic performance.
This Special Issue of Diagnostics aims to promote readers’ interest in current issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of various head neck pathologies, and we welcome any scientific attempts to refine the current protocol for HNC management.
Dr. Dongbin Ahn
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- head and neck
- human papillomavirus
- minimal invasive
- immunotherapy
- quality of life
