{"title":"Ethical framework for head and neck endocrine surgery in the COVID‐19 pandemic","authors":"Amy Y. Chen, M. Shindo","doi":"10.22541/au.158775702.25904845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22541/au.158775702.25904845","url":null,"abstract":"Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPHEmory Universityachen@emory.eduMaisie Shindo, MDOregon Health Sciences Universityshindom@ohsu.eduCorresponding author:Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPHEmory Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery550 Peachtree St. MOT 1135Atlanta, GA 30308404-778-2178achen@emory.eduShort title: Ethics Endocrine Surgery COVID 19Ethical Framework for Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery in the COVID 19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic has halted all elective surgeries, allowing only emergent surgeries, and in some hospitals time-sensitive urgent surgeries to proceed. “Mr. X, This is Dr. I’m calling to discuss with you your previously planned surgery. “ I’ve been having many conversations like this with my patients over the past weeks. Surgeries may be delayed or the patient and his/ her family may need to make a heart wrenching decision whether to proceed with surgery in a hospital filling with COVID patients, risking infection themselves, and without any visitors. Endocrine surgery falls into this valley where it is neither life threatening nor totally benign either. The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons1 as well as the endocrine section of the American Head and Neck Surgery2 have put forth recommendations for thyroid and parathyroid conditions that would be considered urgent time-sensitive surgery. These include 1) high risk thyroid cancers such as those with bulky central and lateral neck disease, concern for tracheal or esophageal involvement, or short doubling time 2) Graves’ disease with thyrotoxicosis that cannot be controlled with anti-thyroid medications, 3) compressive large goiters with dyspnea or significant symptomatic vascular compression, 4) Primary hyperparathyroidism with life-threatening hypercalcemia that cannot be managed medically, 5) endocrine disorders in pregnant patient that are dangerous to the health of the mother or fetus that cannot be controlled medically.Certainly, there has been an international push to observe more well differentiated thyroid cancer; however, what about those “smallish” cancers that are near the isthmus, near the trachea/ esophagus, or with extracapsular extension? Despite their small size, these can become invasive to the degree that could result in the need to perform a more morbid procedure if surgery is delayed, and thus should be considered in the category of “time-sensitive surgery”. What about indeterminate thyroid nodules with adverse molecular markers? If such nodules present with ultrasound findings that are concerning for local invasion, even though the cytologic diagnosis is not “malignant”, such lesions should be treated as high risk cancer, and surgery should not be delayed.If proceeding with surgery, the surgeon has an ethical responsibility to discuss with the patient the potential risk of COVID-19 infection. We as surgeons have a responsibility to reduce risk of infection not only to the patient but the healthcare team who will be caring for the patient. At the minimum COVID-19 te","PeriodicalId":75895,"journal":{"name":"Head & neck surgery","volume":"55 1","pages":"1418 - 1419"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74997647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Chan, R. Tsang, K. W. Yeung, Victor J. Abdullah, P. Ku, Eddy W. Y. Wong, Nishchay Mehta, R. Orosco, F. Holsinger
{"title":"There is no routine head and neck exam during the COVID‐19 pandemic","authors":"J. Chan, R. Tsang, K. W. Yeung, Victor J. Abdullah, P. Ku, Eddy W. Y. Wong, Nishchay Mehta, R. Orosco, F. Holsinger","doi":"10.22541/au.158620824.46293518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22541/au.158620824.46293518","url":null,"abstract":"Head and neck examinations are commonly performed by all physicians. In the era of the COVID‐19 pandemic caused by the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, which has a high viral load in the upper airways, these examinations and procedures of the upper aerodigestive tract must be approached with caution. Based on experience and evidence from SARS‐CoV‐1 and early experience with SARS‐CoV‐2, we provide our perspective and guidance on mitigating transmission risk during head and neck examination, upper airway endoscopy, and head and neck mucosal surgery including tracheostomy.","PeriodicalId":75895,"journal":{"name":"Head & neck surgery","volume":"24 1","pages":"1235 - 1239"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81775345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Hsieh, Hung-Ming Wang, Min-Hsien Wu, Kai-Ping Chang, Pei-Hung Chang, C. Liao, C. Liau
{"title":"Review of emerging biomarkers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in the era of immunotherapy and targeted therapy","authors":"J. Hsieh, Hung-Ming Wang, Min-Hsien Wu, Kai-Ping Chang, Pei-Hung Chang, C. Liao, C. Liau","doi":"10.1002/hed.25932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25932","url":null,"abstract":"Biomarkers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) emerge rapidly in recent years, especially for new targeted therapies and immunotherapies.","PeriodicalId":75895,"journal":{"name":"Head & neck surgery","volume":"81 1","pages":"19 - 45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78222732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preface for the special issue of “Immunotherapy for head and neck cancers: Current landscapes, emerging biomarkers, and future directions”","authors":"P. Lou","doi":"10.1002/hed.25931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25931","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75895,"journal":{"name":"Head & neck surgery","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86610987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immune checkpoint inhibitors for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Current landscape and future directions","authors":"H. Kao, P. Lou","doi":"10.1002/hed.25930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25930","url":null,"abstract":"Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can reinvigorate T cells and activate the immune system to eliminate cancer cells. Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a malignancy with a poor prognosis. The roles of ICIs for HNSCC treatments are emerging.","PeriodicalId":75895,"journal":{"name":"Head & neck surgery","volume":"96 1","pages":"18 - 4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80920681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Novel immune‐modulating drugs for advanced head and neck cancer","authors":"Tien-Hua Chen, P. Chang, Muh-Hwa Yang","doi":"10.1002/hed.25929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25929","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, two anti‐PD‐1 immune checkpoint inhibitors, pembrolizumab and nivolumab, have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for patients who fail on platinum‐based chemotherapy. However, overall response and progression‐free survival are still limited, and multiple novel agents are under development to fulfill this unmet clinical need.","PeriodicalId":75895,"journal":{"name":"Head & neck surgery","volume":"65 1","pages":"46 - 56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74317003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Nyquist, Chandala Chitguppi, Allison Keane, E. Reilly, Ian J. Koszewski, M. Mollaee, Sanjeet V. Rangarajan, Mindy R. Rabinowitz, M. Rosen, M. Tuluc
{"title":"Microscopic tumor invasion of contralateral mucosa in cancer involving unilateral septum","authors":"G. Nyquist, Chandala Chitguppi, Allison Keane, E. Reilly, Ian J. Koszewski, M. Mollaee, Sanjeet V. Rangarajan, Mindy R. Rabinowitz, M. Rosen, M. Tuluc","doi":"10.1002/hed.25870","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25870","url":null,"abstract":"Preservation of contralateral mucosa with microscopic tumor invasion in unilateral septal involvement increases the recurrence risk. The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk of invasion of contralateral mucosa in unilateral septal involvement of cancer and to risk stratify patients.","PeriodicalId":75895,"journal":{"name":"Head & neck surgery","volume":"1 1","pages":"3535 - 3541"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83703494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Jakob, L. Mattes, S. Küffer, K. Unger, J. Hess, M. Bertlich, F. Haubner, F. Ihler, M. Canis, B. Weiss, J. Kitz
{"title":"MicroRNA expression patterns in oral squamous cell carcinoma: hsa‐mir‐99b‐3p and hsa‐mir‐100‐5p as novel prognostic markers for oral cancer","authors":"M. Jakob, L. Mattes, S. Küffer, K. Unger, J. Hess, M. Bertlich, F. Haubner, F. Ihler, M. Canis, B. Weiss, J. Kitz","doi":"10.1002/hed.25866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25866","url":null,"abstract":"MicroRNAs (miRNA) recently evolved as potential cancer biomarkers. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of eight miRNAs connected to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).","PeriodicalId":75895,"journal":{"name":"Head & neck surgery","volume":"331 1","pages":"3499 - 3515"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80517361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rong Yang, Yu Tang, Xu Zhang, Zheqi Liu, S. Gokavarapu, Chengzhong Lin, Zhenhu Ren, Yongmei Zhou, W. Cao, T. Ji
{"title":"Recurrence factors in pediatric ameloblastoma: Clinical features and a new classification system","authors":"Rong Yang, Yu Tang, Xu Zhang, Zheqi Liu, S. Gokavarapu, Chengzhong Lin, Zhenhu Ren, Yongmei Zhou, W. Cao, T. Ji","doi":"10.1002/hed.25867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.25867","url":null,"abstract":"Ameloblastomas of jaw in the pediatric population are a rare clinical entity and have not been well addressed in the literatures. The present retrospective study analyzed the risk factors associated with recurrence of pediatric ameloblastomas.","PeriodicalId":75895,"journal":{"name":"Head & neck surgery","volume":"47 1","pages":"3491 - 3498"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83745039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}