As Current Oncology (ISSN: 1718-7729) is of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles published in our journal. We welcome you to read our 2021 top cited papers in the Section “Head and Neck Oncology” listed below:

1. “Discrimination of Cancer Stem Cell Markers ALDH1A1, BCL11B, BMI-1, and CD44 in Different Tissues of HNSCC Patients”
by Kariem Sharaf, Axel Lechner, Stefan P. Haider, Robert Wiebringhaus, Christoph Walz, Gisela Kranz, Martin Canis, Frank Haubner, Olivier Gires and Philipp Baumeister
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(4), 2763–2774; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28040241
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/4/241

2. “Combination of Lenvatinib and Pembrolizumab as Salvage Treatment for Paucicellular Variant of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: A Case Report”
by Cristina Luongo, Tommaso Porcelli, Francesca Sessa, Maria Angela De Stefano, Francesco Scavuzzo, Vincenzo Damiano, Michele Klain, Claudio Bellevicine, Elide Matano, Giancarlo Troncone et al.
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(6), 5401–5407; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28060450
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/6/450

3. “Differential Expression of Non-Coding RNA Signatures in Thyroid Cancer between Two Ethnic Groups”
by Kristiana Rood, Khodeza Begum, Hanmin Wang, Yan C. Wangworawat, Ryan Davis, Celina R. Yamauchi, Mia C. Perez, Alfred A. Simental, Ria T. Laxa, Charles Wang et al.
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(5), 3610–3628; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28050309
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/5/309

4. “Clinicopathological Risk Factors for Contralateral Lymph Node Metastases in Intraoral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Study of 331 Cases”
by Christian Flörke, Aydin Gülses, Christina-Randi Altmann, Jörg Wiltfang, Henning Wieker and Hendrik Naujokat
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(3), 1886–1898; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28030175
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/3/175

5. “Use of Propensity Score Matching to Compare Short Outcomes from Transoral and External Surgical Approaches in Patients with Deep-Lobe Parotid Pleomorphic Adenomas”
by Yue Fan, Shuguang Li, Shuting Yu, Xiaoli Zhu, Xiaohua Shi, Wuyi Li, Zhiqiang Gao and Xingming Chen
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(4), 3115–3123; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28040272
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/4/272

6. “Outcomes of Post-Operative Treatment with Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in High-Risk Resected Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OCSCC): A Multi-Institutional Collaboration”
by Arslan Babar, Neil M. Woody, Ahmed I. Ghanem, Jillian Tsai, Neal E. Dunlap, Matthew Schymick, Howard Y. Liu, Brian B. Burkey, Eric D. Lamarre, Jamie A. Ku et al.
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(4), 2409–2419; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28040221
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/4/221

7. “A Rare Coexistence of Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration: Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma”
by Zeynep Özözen Ayas and Gülgün Uncu
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(1), 560–564; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28010055
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/1/55

8. “Occurrence of Arrhythmias in Women with Thyroid Cancer Receiving Suppressive Doses of Levothyroxine”
by Karol Kaziród-Wolski, Aldona Kowalska, Janusz Sielski, Magdalena Biskup-Frużyńska and Grzegorz Piotrowski
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(6), 5009–5018; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28060420
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/6/420

9. “WNT8B as an Independent Prognostic Marker for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma”
by Chawalit Ngernsombat, Pongphol Prattapong, Noppadol Larbcharoensub, Krittika Khotthong and Tavan Janvilisri
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(4), 2529–2539; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28040230
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/4/230

10. “Distinct Outcomes of Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients after Distant Failure According to p16 Status: Implication in Therapeutic Options”
by Anouchka Modesto, Aurore Siegfried, Amelie Lusque, Sébastien Vergez, Jerome Sarini, Laurent Brouchet, Emmanuelle Uro-Coste, Pierre Graff-Cailleaud and Jean Pierre Delord
Curr. Oncol. 2021, 28(3), 1673–1680; https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol28030156
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/3/156