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Head and Neck Finding

MedGen UID:
108390
•Concept ID:
C0575141
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Finding

Definition

Symptoms, physical examination results, and/or laboratory test results related to the head and neck. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHead and Neck Finding

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Consensus Statement: Ankyloglossia in Children.
Messner AH, Walsh J, Rosenfeld RM, Schwartz SR, Ishman SL, Baldassari C, Brietzke SE, Darrow DH, Goldstein N, Levi J, Meyer AK, Parikh S, Simons JP, Wohl DL, Lambie E, Satterfield L
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 May;162(5):597-611. Epub 2020 Apr 14 doi: 10.1177/0194599820915457. PMID: 32283998
Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (Update).
Chandrasekhar SS, Tsai Do BS, Schwartz SR, Bontempo LJ, Faucett EA, Finestone SA, Hollingsworth DB, Kelley DM, Kmucha ST, Moonis G, Poling GL, Roberts JK, Stachler RJ, Zeitler DM, Corrigan MD, Nnacheta LC, Satterfield L
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Aug;161(1_suppl):S1-S45. doi: 10.1177/0194599819859885. PMID: 31369359
Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update).
Bhattacharyya N, Gubbels SP, Schwartz SR, Edlow JA, El-Kashlan H, Fife T, Holmberg JM, Mahoney K, Hollingsworth DB, Roberts R, Seidman MD, Steiner RW, Do BT, Voelker CC, Waguespack RW, Corrigan MD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Mar;156(3_suppl):S1-S47. doi: 10.1177/0194599816689667. PMID: 28248609

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Physical inactivity and head and neck cancer mortality.
Fried J, Etter JL, Stenzel AE, Joseph JM, Cannioto R, Danziger IR, Moysich KB
Head Neck 2020 Sep;42(9):2516-2523. Epub 2020 Jun 1 doi: 10.1002/hed.26283. PMID: 32478442Free PMC Article
Framework for prioritizing head and neck surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topf MC, Shenson JA, Holsinger FC, Wald SH, Cianfichi LJ, Rosenthal EL, Sunwoo JB
Head Neck 2020 Jun;42(6):1159-1167. Epub 2020 May 6 doi: 10.1002/hed.26184. PMID: 32298036Free PMC Article
Oligometastatic head and neck cancer: Comprehensive review.
Vengaloor Thomas T, Packianathan S, Bhanat E, Albert A, Abraham A, Gordy X, Kanakamedala M, Mehta D, Vijayakumar S
Head Neck 2020 Aug;42(8):2194-2201. Epub 2020 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/hed.26144. PMID: 32220043
Update on primary head and neck mucosal melanoma.
López F, Rodrigo JP, Cardesa A, Triantafyllou A, Devaney KO, Mendenhall WM, Haigentz M Jr, Strojan P, Pellitteri PK, Bradford CR, Shaha AR, Hunt JL, de Bree R, Takes RP, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2016 Jan;38(1):147-55. Epub 2015 May 22 doi: 10.1002/hed.23872. PMID: 25242350Free PMC Article
Cancer cachexia update in head and neck cancer: Definitions and diagnostic features.
Couch ME, Dittus K, Toth MJ, Willis MS, Guttridge DC, George JR, Barnes CA, Gourin CG, Der-Torossian H
Head Neck 2015 Apr;37(4):594-604. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/hed.23599. PMID: 24415363

Diagnosis

Framework for prioritizing head and neck surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topf MC, Shenson JA, Holsinger FC, Wald SH, Cianfichi LJ, Rosenthal EL, Sunwoo JB
Head Neck 2020 Jun;42(6):1159-1167. Epub 2020 May 6 doi: 10.1002/hed.26184. PMID: 32298036Free PMC Article
Oligometastatic head and neck cancer: Comprehensive review.
Vengaloor Thomas T, Packianathan S, Bhanat E, Albert A, Abraham A, Gordy X, Kanakamedala M, Mehta D, Vijayakumar S
Head Neck 2020 Aug;42(8):2194-2201. Epub 2020 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/hed.26144. PMID: 32220043
Clinical management of emerging sinonasal malignancies.
Contrera KJ, Woody NM, Rahman M, Sindwani R, Burkey BB
Head Neck 2020 Aug;42(8):2202-2212. Epub 2020 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/hed.26150. PMID: 32212360
Exhaled breath analysis in the diagnosis of head and neck cancer.
Mäkitie AA, Almangush A, Youssef O, Metsälä M, Silén S, Nixon IJ, Haigentz M Jr, Rodrigo JP, Saba NF, Vander Poorten V, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2020 Apr;42(4):787-793. Epub 2019 Dec 19 doi: 10.1002/hed.26043. PMID: 31854494
Update on primary head and neck mucosal melanoma.
López F, Rodrigo JP, Cardesa A, Triantafyllou A, Devaney KO, Mendenhall WM, Haigentz M Jr, Strojan P, Pellitteri PK, Bradford CR, Shaha AR, Hunt JL, de Bree R, Takes RP, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2016 Jan;38(1):147-55. Epub 2015 May 22 doi: 10.1002/hed.23872. PMID: 25242350Free PMC Article

Therapy

Phase 1/2a, open-label, multicenter study of RM-1929 photoimmunotherapy in patients with locoregional, recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Cognetti DM, Johnson JM, Curry JM, Kochuparambil ST, McDonald D, Mott F, Fidler MJ, Stenson K, Vasan NR, Razaq MA, Campana J, Ha P, Mann G, Ishida K, Garcia-Guzman M, Biel M, Gillenwater AM
Head Neck 2021 Dec;43(12):3875-3887. Epub 2021 Oct 9 doi: 10.1002/hed.26885. PMID: 34626024Free PMC Article
Exercise therapy for trismus secondary to head and neck cancer: A systematic review.
Kamstra JI, van Leeuwen M, Roodenburg JL, Dijkstra PU
Head Neck 2017 Jan;39(1):160-169. Epub 2016 Feb 15 doi: 10.1002/hed.24366. PMID: 26876238
Quantifying fibrosis in head and neck cancer treatment: An overview.
Moloney EC, Brunner M, Alexander AJ, Clark J
Head Neck 2015 Aug;37(8):1225-31. Epub 2014 Jul 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.23722. PMID: 24797251
Cancer cachexia update in head and neck cancer: Definitions and diagnostic features.
Couch ME, Dittus K, Toth MJ, Willis MS, Guttridge DC, George JR, Barnes CA, Gourin CG, Der-Torossian H
Head Neck 2015 Apr;37(4):594-604. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/hed.23599. PMID: 24415363
Defining risk levels in locally advanced head and neck cancers: a comparative analysis of concurrent postoperative radiation plus chemotherapy trials of the EORTC (#22931) and RTOG (# 9501).
Bernier J, Cooper JS, Pajak TF, van Glabbeke M, Bourhis J, Forastiere A, Ozsahin EM, Jacobs JR, Jassem J, Ang KK, Lefèbvre JL
Head Neck 2005 Oct;27(10):843-50. doi: 10.1002/hed.20279. PMID: 16161069

Prognosis

Tracheotomy in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
Skoog H, Withrow K, Jeyarajan H, Greene B, Batra H, Cox D, Pierce A, Grayson JW, Carroll WR
Head Neck 2020 Jul;42(7):1392-1396. Epub 2020 Apr 29 doi: 10.1002/hed.26214. PMID: 32342565Free PMC Article
Systematic review and meta-analysis of venous thromboembolism in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
Moubayed SP, Eskander A, Mourad MW, Most SP
Head Neck 2017 Jun;39(6):1249-1258. Epub 2017 Mar 29 doi: 10.1002/hed.24758. PMID: 28370756
Cancer cachexia update in head and neck cancer: Definitions and diagnostic features.
Couch ME, Dittus K, Toth MJ, Willis MS, Guttridge DC, George JR, Barnes CA, Gourin CG, Der-Torossian H
Head Neck 2015 Apr;37(4):594-604. Epub 2014 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/hed.23599. PMID: 24415363
Optimizing perioperative management of geriatric patients with head and neck cancer.
Shuman AG, Patel SG, Shah JP, Korc-Grodzicki B
Head Neck 2014 May;36(5):743-9. Epub 2013 Jul 2 doi: 10.1002/hed.23347. PMID: 23596001
Microsurgical free flap in head and neck reconstruction.
Wong CH, Wei FC
Head Neck 2010 Sep;32(9):1236-45. doi: 10.1002/hed.21284. PMID: 20014446

Clinical prediction guides

Respiratory-swallow coordination and swallowing impairment in head and neck cancer.
Hopkins-Rossabi T, Armeson KE, Zecker SG, Martin-Harris B
Head Neck 2021 May;43(5):1398-1408. Epub 2021 Jan 25 doi: 10.1002/hed.26609. PMID: 33496044Free PMC Article
Physical inactivity and head and neck cancer mortality.
Fried J, Etter JL, Stenzel AE, Joseph JM, Cannioto R, Danziger IR, Moysich KB
Head Neck 2020 Sep;42(9):2516-2523. Epub 2020 Jun 1 doi: 10.1002/hed.26283. PMID: 32478442Free PMC Article
Exercise therapy for trismus secondary to head and neck cancer: A systematic review.
Kamstra JI, van Leeuwen M, Roodenburg JL, Dijkstra PU
Head Neck 2017 Jan;39(1):160-169. Epub 2016 Feb 15 doi: 10.1002/hed.24366. PMID: 26876238
Quantifying fibrosis in head and neck cancer treatment: An overview.
Moloney EC, Brunner M, Alexander AJ, Clark J
Head Neck 2015 Aug;37(8):1225-31. Epub 2014 Jul 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.23722. PMID: 24797251
Gene expression profiling in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Clinical perspectives.
Lallemant B, Evrard A, Chambon G, Sabra O, Kacha S, Lallemant JG, Lumbroso S, Brouillet JP
Head Neck 2010 Dec;32(12):1712-9. doi: 10.1002/hed.21491. PMID: 20949446

Recent systematic reviews

Managing Cachexia in Head and Neck Cancer: a Systematic Scoping Review.
Mäkitie AA, Alabi RO, Orell H, Youssef O, Almangush A, Homma A, Takes RP, López F, de Bree R, Rodrigo JP, Ferlito A
Adv Ther 2022 Apr;39(4):1502-1523. Epub 2022 Feb 27 doi: 10.1007/s12325-022-02074-9. PMID: 35224702Free PMC Article
Facial and neck erythema associated with dupilumab treatment: A systematic review.
Jo CE, Finstad A, Georgakopoulos JR, Piguet V, Yeung J, Drucker AM
J Am Acad Dermatol 2021 May;84(5):1339-1347. Epub 2021 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.01.012. PMID: 33428978
Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy: Recent Guidelines and a Systematic Review of the Literature.
Kim SJ, Lee HY
J Korean Med Sci 2020 Aug 3;35(30):e245. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e245. PMID: 32743989Free PMC Article
Headache and pregnancy: a systematic review.
Negro A, Delaruelle Z, Ivanova TA, Khan S, Ornello R, Raffaelli B, Terrin A, Reuter U, Mitsikostas DD; European Headache Federation School of Advanced Studies (EHF-SAS)
J Headache Pain 2017 Oct 19;18(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s10194-017-0816-0. PMID: 29052046Free PMC Article
American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline.
Cohen EE, LaMonte SJ, Erb NL, Beckman KL, Sadeghi N, Hutcheson KA, Stubblefield MD, Abbott DM, Fisher PS, Stein KD, Lyman GH, Pratt-Chapman ML
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 May;66(3):203-39. Epub 2016 Mar 22 doi: 10.3322/caac.21343. PMID: 27002678

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