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Head and Neck Disorder

MedGen UID:
232269
•Concept ID:
C1333941
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Disease or Syndrome

Definition

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the anatomic structures of the head and neck region. This category includes inflammatory disorders, benign neoplasms, precancerous conditions, and malignant neoplasms. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

International Consensus Statement on Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
Chang JL, Goldberg AN, Alt JA, Mohammed A, Ashbrook L, Auckley D, Ayappa I, Bakhtiar H, Barrera JE, Bartley BL, Billings ME, Boon MS, Bosschieter P, Braverman I, Brodie K, Cabrera-Muffly C, Caesar R, Cahali MB, Cai Y, Cao M, Capasso R, Caples SM, Chahine LM, Chang CP, Chang KW, Chaudhary N, Cheong CSJ, Chowdhuri S, Cistulli PA, Claman D, Collen J, Coughlin KC, Creamer J, Davis EM, Dupuy-McCauley KL, Durr ML, Dutt M, Ali ME, Elkassabany NM, Epstein LJ, Fiala JA, Freedman N, Gill K, Gillespie MB, Golisch L, Gooneratne N, Gottlieb DJ, Green KK, Gulati A, Gurubhagavatula I, Hayward N, Hoff PT, Hoffmann OMG, Holfinger SJ, Hsia J, Huntley C, Huoh KC, Huyett P, Inala S, Ishman SL, Jella TK, Jobanputra AM, Johnson AP, Junna MR, Kado JT, Kaffenberger TM, Kapur VK, Kezirian EJ, Khan M, Kirsch DB, Kominsky A, Kryger M, Krystal AD, Kushida CA, Kuzniar TJ, Lam DJ, Lettieri CJ, Lim DC, Lin HC, Liu SYC, MacKay SG, Magalang UJ, Malhotra A, Mansukhani MP, Maurer JT, May AM, Mitchell RB, Mokhlesi B, Mullins AE, Nada EM, Naik S, Nokes B, Olson MD, Pack AI, Pang EB, Pang KP, Patil SP, Van de Perck E, Piccirillo JF, Pien GW, Piper AJ, Plawecki A, Quigg M, Ravesloot MJL, Redline S, Rotenberg BW, Ryden A, Sarmiento KF, Sbeih F, Schell AE, Schmickl CN, Schotland HM, Schwab RJ, Seo J, Shah N, Shelgikar AV, Shochat I, Soose RJ, Steele TO, Stephens E, Stepnowsky C, Strohl KP, Sutherland K, Suurna MV, Thaler E, Thapa S, Vanderveken OM, de Vries N, Weaver EM, Weir ID, Wolfe LF, Woodson BT, Won CHJ, Xu J, Yalamanchi P, Yaremchuk K, Yeghiazarians Y, Yu JL, Zeidler M, Rosen IM
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023 Jul;13(7):1061-1482. Epub 2023 Mar 30 doi: 10.1002/alr.23079. PMID: 36068685Free PMC Article
Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière's Disease.
Basura GJ, Adams ME, Monfared A, Schwartz SR, Antonelli PJ, Burkard R, Bush ML, Bykowski J, Colandrea M, Derebery J, Kelly EA, Kerber KA, Koopman CF, Kuch AA, Marcolini E, McKinnon BJ, Ruckenstein MJ, Valenzuela CV, Vosooney A, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC, Dhepyasuwan N, Buchanan EM
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Apr;162(2_suppl):S1-S55. doi: 10.1177/0194599820909438. PMID: 32267799
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

Interventions for head and neck cancer survivors: Systematic review.
Margalit DN, Salz T, Venchiarutti R, Milley K, McNamara M, Chima S, Wong J, Druce P, Nekhlyudov L
Head Neck 2022 Nov;44(11):2579-2599. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1002/hed.27142. PMID: 35848095Free PMC Article
American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section and International Thyroid Oncology Group consensus statement on mutational testing in thyroid cancer: Defining advanced thyroid cancer and its targeted treatment.
Shonka DC Jr, Ho A, Chintakuntlawar AV, Geiger JL, Park JC, Seetharamu N, Jasim S, Abdelhamid Ahmed AH, Bible KC, Brose MS, Cabanillas ME, Dabekaussen K, Davies L, Dias-Santagata D, Fagin JA, Faquin WC, Ghossein RA, Gopal RK, Miyauchi A, Nikiforov YE, Ringel MD, Robinson B, Ryder MM, Sherman EJ, Sadow PM, Shin JJ, Stack BC Jr, Tuttle RM, Wirth LJ, Zafereo ME Jr, Randolph GW
Head Neck 2022 Jun;44(6):1277-1300. Epub 2022 Mar 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.27025. PMID: 35274388Free PMC Article
There is no routine head and neck exam during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chan JYK, Tsang RKY, Yeung KW, Abdullah V, Ku P, Wong EWY, Mehta N, Orosco RK, Holsinger FC
Head Neck 2020 Jun;42(6):1235-1239. Epub 2020 Apr 21 doi: 10.1002/hed.26168. PMID: 32298028Free 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
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

Diagnosis

Current status of sinonasal cancer survivorship care.
Han AY, Nader ME, Lam K, Su SY
Head Neck 2023 Sep;45(9):2458-2468. Epub 2023 Jul 14 doi: 10.1002/hed.27457. PMID: 37449544
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
Hypopharyngeal carcinoma: Do you know your guidelines?
Kwon DI, Miles BA; Education Committee of the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS)
Head Neck 2019 Mar;41(3):569-576. Epub 2018 Dec 20 doi: 10.1002/hed.24752. PMID: 30570183
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
Genetics of hereditary head and neck paragangliomas.
Boedeker CC, Hensen EF, Neumann HP, Maier W, van Nederveen FH, Suárez C, Kunst HP, Rodrigo JP, Takes RP, Pellitteri PK, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2014 Jun;36(6):907-16. Epub 2013 Nov 30 doi: 10.1002/hed.23436. PMID: 23913591

Therapy

Interventions for head and neck cancer survivors: Systematic review.
Margalit DN, Salz T, Venchiarutti R, Milley K, McNamara M, Chima S, Wong J, Druce P, Nekhlyudov L
Head Neck 2022 Nov;44(11):2579-2599. Epub 2022 Jul 18 doi: 10.1002/hed.27142. PMID: 35848095Free PMC Article
Head and neck cancer and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Saka-Herrán C, Jané-Salas E, Estrugo-Devesa A, López-López J
Head Neck 2021 May;43(5):1664-1682. Epub 2021 Mar 8 doi: 10.1002/hed.26663. PMID: 33682986
Reirradiation of head and neck cancer using modern highly conformal techniques.
Ho JC, Phan J
Head Neck 2018 Sep;40(9):2078-2093. Epub 2018 Apr 23 doi: 10.1002/hed.25180. PMID: 29684256
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
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

Distant metastases in head and neck cancer.
Duprez F, Berwouts D, De Neve W, Bonte K, Boterberg T, Deron P, Huvenne W, Rottey S, Mareel M
Head Neck 2017 Sep;39(9):1733-1743. Epub 2017 Jun 26 doi: 10.1002/hed.24687. PMID: 28650113
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
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in geriatric head and neck cancers.
Patil VM, Noronha V, Joshi A, Ramaswamy A, Dhumal S, Juvekar S, Arya S, Mahajan A, Chaturvedi P, D'Cruz A, Bhattacharjee A, Prabhash K
Head Neck 2017 May;39(5):886-892. Epub 2017 Mar 1 doi: 10.1002/hed.24694. PMID: 28248432
Stereotactic body radiotherapy for recurrent head and neck cancer: A critical review.
Baliga S, Kabarriti R, Ohri N, Haynes-Lewis H, Yaparpalvi R, Kalnicki S, Garg MK
Head Neck 2017 Mar;39(3):595-601. Epub 2016 Dec 20 doi: 10.1002/hed.24633. PMID: 27997054
Intracranial inverting papilloma.
Miller PJ, Jacobs J, Roland JT Jr, Cooper J, Mizrachi HH
Head Neck 1996 Sep-Oct;18(5):450-3; discussion 454. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0347(199609/10)18:5<450::AID-HED8>3.0.CO;2-4. PMID: 8864736

Clinical prediction guides

Oropharyngeal dysphagia and cachexia: Intertwined in head and neck cancer.
Willemsen ACH, Pilz W, Hoeben A, Hoebers FJP, Schols AMWJ, Baijens LWJ
Head Neck 2023 Apr;45(4):783-797. Epub 2022 Dec 30 doi: 10.1002/hed.27288. PMID: 36583567
Trust in physicians among patients with head and neck cancer before and after treatment.
Highland J, Aylward A, Do O, Monroe M, Buchmann L
Head Neck 2021 Sep;43(9):2580-2588. Epub 2021 Apr 26 doi: 10.1002/hed.26721. PMID: 33899296
Head and neck cancer and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Saka-Herrán C, Jané-Salas E, Estrugo-Devesa A, López-López J
Head Neck 2021 May;43(5):1664-1682. Epub 2021 Mar 8 doi: 10.1002/hed.26663. PMID: 33682986
Individualized prediction of late-onset dysphagia in head and neck cancer survivors.
Aylward A, Park J, Abdelaziz S, Hunt JP, Buchmann LO, Cannon RB, Rowe K, Snyder J, Deshmukh V, Newman M, Wan Y, Fraser A, Smith K, Lloyd S, Hitchcock Y, Hashibe M, Monroe MM
Head Neck 2020 Apr;42(4):708-718. Epub 2020 Feb 7 doi: 10.1002/hed.26039. PMID: 32031294
Head and neck fascia and compartments: no space for spaces.
Guidera AK, Dawes PJ, Fong A, Stringer MD
Head Neck 2014 Jul;36(7):1058-68. Epub 2014 Jan 29 doi: 10.1002/hed.23442. PMID: 23913739

Recent systematic reviews

Expert Consensus Statement: Management of Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients.
Kuhn MA, Gillespie MB, Ishman SL, Ishii LE, Brody R, Cohen E, Dhar SI, Hutcheson K, Jefferson G, Johnson F, Rameau A, Sher D, Starmer H, Strohl M, Ulmer K, Vaitaitis V, Begum S, Batjargal M, Dhepyasuwan N
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Apr;168(4):571-592. doi: 10.1002/ohn.302. PMID: 36965195
Swallowing exercises for head and neck cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.
Banda KJ, Chu H, Kao CC, Voss J, Chiu HL, Chang PC, Chen R, Chou KR
Int J Nurs Stud 2021 Feb;114:103827. Epub 2020 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2020.103827. PMID: 33352439
Potentially malignant disorders of the oral cavity and oral dysplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of malignant transformation rate by subtype.
Iocca O, Sollecito TP, Alawi F, Weinstein GS, Newman JG, De Virgilio A, Di Maio P, Spriano G, Pardiñas López S, Shanti RM
Head Neck 2020 Mar;42(3):539-555. Epub 2019 Dec 5 doi: 10.1002/hed.26006. PMID: 31803979
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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