Background: Tall-cell variant (TCV) is widely believed to be a more aggressive subtype of
papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Despite the significance of TCV with respect to risk …

Purpose This study aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to investigate the distribution of EBV
and HPV stratified according to histological NPC type. Materials & methods We performed a …

Background The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Precision Medicine Core (PMC)
has recognized the need for more personalized probabilistic predictions above the “TNM…

Extranodal extension (ENE) is a prognostic indicator of aggressiveness for papillary thyroid
cancer (PTC). The association between the size of metastatic nodes and the prevalence of …

Background Devascularization of the parathyroid glands is generally accepted as the most
common mechanism for iatrogenic hypocalcemia, a frequently seen complication of both total …

Background Cervical node management is vital for the successful treatment of oral squamous
cell carcinoma (OSCC). Lymphatic spread from intra-oral malignancies usually follows a …

The intimate anatomical relationship of the facial nerve to the parotid parenchyma has a
significant influence on the presenting signs and symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of parotid …

Objectives Deficits related to inadequate clinical communication can result in incorrect
diagnoses, inappropriate surgery, incorrect disease stratification, pathologic reporting, and/or …

Background Metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) to the superior cervical ganglion
(SCG) has never been reported. Its anatomic location may easily be mistaken for a …

Physicians strive to achieve and society demands that the delivery of health care undergo
continuous quality improvement. In 2001, the Institute of Medicine's report,