Background: Radiation therapy is often part of treatment of head and neck malignancies. After radiotherapy patients are at risk to develop osteoradionecrosis. The development of osteoradionecrosis is unpredictable and has…
Background and objectives: Patients with major salivary gland pathology may present with a suspected mass, diffuse glandular enlargement or symptoms of obstruction and inflammation. Various imaging modalities are available for…
Helicobacter pylori is a microaerophilic bacteria, gram-negative, spiral shaped and mobile which is believed to be one of the main factors responsible for gastritis, gastric ulcers and gastric cancer. H…
Introduction: Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has been advocated as a means to de-intensify adjuvant therapy and to improve functional treatment outcomes in advanced stage oropharynx cancer. The purpose of this…
Background and objectives: Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity is one of the ten most frequent cancers in developed countries. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors…
Objectives: The floor of mouth carcinoma (FOMC) displays some different characteristics compare to the other sites of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). This study aims to determine the characteristics and…
Background: Oral cancer, predominantly oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common head and neck cancer. Despite advances in the treatment, the mortality rate of this disease has not…
Squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most common malignancies in head and neck region. Primary tumors, especially derived from undifferentiated cells, tend to have an aggressive phenotype, mainly characterized…
Background and objective: We have reported reciprocal switching in the keratin (K) subtype expression from K13 to K17 occurs during malignant transformation of the oral mucosa from normal and dysplastic…
Introduction: Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity usually affects patients between the fifth and seventh decade of life but is increasingly seen in young patients under 40 years. Material…
