Medifocus Digest Alert on Tongue Cancer


	Tongue Cancer October 2009 Issue

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Here is the result of our team's work in Tongue Cancer this month:

1: Extended lateral pharyngotomy for selected squamous cell carcinomas of the lateral tongue base.

Authors: Laccourreye O, Seccia V, Menard M, Garcia D, Vacher C, Holsinger FC

Institution: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Rend Descartes-Paris V, HEGP, APHP, 75015 Paris, France.
Journal: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2009 Jun;118(6):428-34.

2: Invasion characteristics of oral tongue cancer: frequency of reporting and effect on survival in a population-based study.

Authors: Goodman M, Liu L, Ward K, Zhang J, Almon L, Su G, Berglund L, Chen A, Sinha UK, Young JL

Institution: Department of Epidemiology, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. mgoodm2@sph.emory.edu
Journal: Cancer. 2009 Sep 1;115(17):4010-20.

3: Human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: primary tumor burden and survival in surgical patients.

Authors: Ukpo OC, Pritchett CV, Lewis JE, Weaver AL, Smith DI, Moore EJ

Institution: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Journal: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2009 May;118(5):368-73.

4: Chronic periodontitis-human papillomavirus synergy in base of tongue cancers.

Authors: Tezal M, Sullivan Nasca M, Stoler DL, Melendy T, Hyland A, Smaldino PJ, Rigual NR, Loree TR

Institution: Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, 355 Squire Hall, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. mtezal@buffalo.edu
Journal: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 Apr;135(4):391-6.

5: Advanced oral tongue cancer in a 22-year-old pregnant woman.

Authors: Cheung EJ, Wagner H Jr, Botti JJ, Fedok F, Goldenberg D

Institution: Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 500 University Dr, MC H091, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Journal: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2009 Jan;118(1):21-6.

6: Concept and anatomical basis of microdissected tailoring method for free flap transfer.

Authors: Kimura N, Saitoh M, Okamura T, Hirata Y, Itoh Y, Sumiya N

Institution: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Fujigaoka Hospital, Showa University, School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. k-now@mc.neweb.ne.jp
Journal: Plast Reconstr Surg. 2009 Jan;123(1):152-62.

7: False-positive positron emission tomography appearance with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose after definitive radiotherapy for cancer of the mobile tongue.

Authors: Ariji Y, Fuwa N, Kodaira T, Tachibana H, Nakamura T, Satoh Y, Ariji E

Institution: Department of Radiation Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 461-8681, Japan. ariji@dpc.agu.ac.jp
Journal: Br J Radiol. 2009 Jan;82(973):e3-7.

8: Quantitative analysis of invasive front in tongue cancer using ultrasonography.

Authors: Kaneoya A, Hasegawa S, Tanaka Y, Omura K

Institution: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Restitution, Division of Oral Health Sciences, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. ayanok.osur@tmd.ac.jp
Journal: J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2009 Jan;67(1):40-6.

9: Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue: a 25-year, single institution experience.

Authors: Mosleh-Shirazi MS, Mohammadianpanah M, Mosleh-Shirazi MA

Institution: Department of Radiotherapy, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Journal: J Laryngol Otol. 2009 Jan;123(1):114-20. Epub 2008 Jun 30.

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