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Finding of head and neck region

MedGen UID:
108390
•Concept ID:
C0575141
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Finding
Synonyms: Head and Neck Finding; Observation of head and neck region
SNOMED CT: Finding of head and neck region (118254002); Observation of head and neck region (118254002)

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  
  • CROGVFinding of head and neck region

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: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update)-Executive Summary.
Mitchell RB, Archer SM, Ishman SL, Rosenfeld RM, Coles S, Finestone SA, Friedman NR, Giordano T, Hildrew DM, Kim TW, Lloyd RM, Parikh SR, Shulman ST, Walner DL, Walsh SA, Nnacheta LC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019 Feb;160(2):187-205. doi: 10.1177/0194599818807917. PMID: 30921525
Clinical practice guideline: Allergic rhinitis.
Seidman MD, Gurgel RK, Lin SY, Schwartz SR, Baroody FM, Bonner JR, Dawson DE, Dykewicz MS, Hackell JM, Han JK, Ishman SL, Krouse HJ, Malekzadeh S, Mims JW, Omole FS, Reddy WD, Wallace DV, Walsh SA, Warren BE, Wilson MN, Nnacheta LC; Guideline Otolaryngology Development Group. AAO-HNSF
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Feb;152(1 Suppl):S1-43. doi: 10.1177/0194599814561600. PMID: 25644617

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Contemporary management of the neck in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Ng WT, Tsang RKY, Beitler JJ, de Bree R, Coca-Pelaz A, Eisbruch A, Guntinas-Lichius O, Lee AWM, Mäkitie AA, Mendenhall WM, Nuyts S, Rinaldo A, Robbins KT, Rodrigo JP, Silver CE, Simo R, Smee R, Strojan P, Takes RP, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2021 Jun;43(6):1949-1963. Epub 2021 Mar 29 doi: 10.1002/hed.26685. PMID: 33780074
Major head and neck reconstruction during the COVID-19 pandemic: The University of Pittsburgh approach.
Ranasinghe V, Mady LJ, Kim S, Ferris RL, Duvvuri U, Johnson JT, Solari MG, Sridharan S, Kubik M
Head Neck 2020 Jun;42(6):1243-1247. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1002/hed.26207. PMID: 32338790Free 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
Merkel cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Pellitteri PK, Takes RP, Lewis JS Jr, Devaney KO, Harlor EJ, Strojan P, Rodrigo JP, Suárez C, Rinaldo A, Medina JE, Woolgar JA, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2012 Sep;34(9):1346-54. Epub 2011 Jun 20 doi: 10.1002/hed.21787. PMID: 21692131

Diagnosis

Understanding giant cell sarcoma of the head and neck: A population-based study.
Sawhney R, Ahsanuddin S, Sheorey L, Wassef DW, Baredes S, Park RCW
Head Neck 2021 Sep;43(9):2786-2794. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1002/hed.26765. PMID: 34121252
Tobacco use and vaping in the COVID-19 era.
Singh AG, Chaturvedi P
Head Neck 2020 Jun;42(6):1240-1242. Epub 2020 Apr 27 doi: 10.1002/hed.26208. PMID: 32338805Free 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
Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the sinonasal region.
Bell D, Hanna EY, Weber RS, DeMonte F, Triantafyllou A, Lewis JS Jr, Cardesa A, Slootweg PJ, Stenman G, Gnepp DR, Devaney KO, Rodrigo JP, Rinaldo A, Wenig BM, Westra WH, Bishop JA, Hellquist H, Hunt JL, Kusafuka K, Perez-Ordoñez B, Williams MD, Takes RP, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1:E2259-66. Epub 2015 Jul 18 doi: 10.1002/hed.24152. PMID: 26041714
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

Therapy

Pembrolizumab given concomitantly with chemoradiation and as maintenance therapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: KEYNOTE-412.
Machiels JP, Tao Y, Burtness B, Tahara M, Licitra L, Rischin D, Waldron J, Simon C, Gregoire V, Harrington K, Alves GV, Figueiredo Lima IP, Pointreau Y, M Hughes BG, Aksoy S, Hetnal M, Ge JY, Brown H, Cheng J, Bidadi B, Siu LL
Future Oncol 2020 Jun;16(18):1235-1243. Epub 2020 Jun 3 doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0184. PMID: 32490686
Virtual reality exposure before elective day care surgery to reduce anxiety and pain in children: A randomised controlled trial.
Eijlers R, Dierckx B, Staals LM, Berghmans JM, van der Schroeff MP, Strabbing EM, Wijnen RMH, Hillegers MHJ, Legerstee JS, Utens EMWJ
Eur J Anaesthesiol 2019 Oct;36(10):728-737. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001059. PMID: 31356373Free PMC Article
Infantile Hemangiomas in the Head and Neck Region.
Adams DM, Ricci KW
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2018 Feb;51(1):77-87. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2017.09.009. PMID: 29217069
Neuropathic pain after dental treatment.
Tınastepe N, Oral K
Agri 2013;25(1):1-6. doi: 10.5505/agri.2013.55477. PMID: 23588863
Meta-analysis of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (MACH-NC): an update on 93 randomised trials and 17,346 patients.
Pignon JP, le Maître A, Maillard E, Bourhis J; MACH-NC Collaborative Group
Radiother Oncol 2009 Jul;92(1):4-14. Epub 2009 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.04.014. PMID: 19446902

Prognosis

Understanding giant cell sarcoma of the head and neck: A population-based study.
Sawhney R, Ahsanuddin S, Sheorey L, Wassef DW, Baredes S, Park RCW
Head Neck 2021 Sep;43(9):2786-2794. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1002/hed.26765. PMID: 34121252
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
Factors influencing sialocele or salivary fistula formation postparotidectomy.
Britt CJ, Stein AP, Gessert T, Pflum Z, Saha S, Hartig GK
Head Neck 2017 Feb;39(2):387-391. Epub 2016 Aug 22 doi: 10.1002/hed.24564. PMID: 27550745
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
Merkel cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Pellitteri PK, Takes RP, Lewis JS Jr, Devaney KO, Harlor EJ, Strojan P, Rodrigo JP, Suárez C, Rinaldo A, Medina JE, Woolgar JA, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2012 Sep;34(9):1346-54. Epub 2011 Jun 20 doi: 10.1002/hed.21787. PMID: 21692131

Clinical prediction guides

Development and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Consensus Auditory-Perceptual Evaluation of Voice.
Kondo K, Mizuta M, Kawai Y, Sogami T, Fujimura S, Kojima T, Abe C, Tanaka R, Shiromoto O, Uozumi R, Kishimoto Y, Tateya I, Omori K, Haji T
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2021 Dec 13;64(12):4754-4761. Epub 2021 Nov 9 doi: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00269. PMID: 34752149
Understanding giant cell sarcoma of the head and neck: A population-based study.
Sawhney R, Ahsanuddin S, Sheorey L, Wassef DW, Baredes S, Park RCW
Head Neck 2021 Sep;43(9):2786-2794. Epub 2021 Jun 14 doi: 10.1002/hed.26765. PMID: 34121252
Analysis of palliative care treatment among head and neck patients with cancer: National perspective.
Sullivan CB, Al-Qurayshi Z, Chang K, Pagedar NA
Head Neck 2021 Mar;43(3):805-815. Epub 2020 Nov 5 doi: 10.1002/hed.26532. PMID: 33151575
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
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

Recent systematic reviews

Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for adults with cancer pain.
Häuser W, Welsch P, Radbruch L, Fisher E, Bell RF, Moore RA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Jun 5;6(6):CD014915. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014915.pub2. PMID: 37283486Free PMC Article
Radical vs conservative treatment of intraosseous ameloblastoma: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Hendra FN, Natsir Kalla DS, Van Cann EM, de Vet HCW, Helder MN, Forouzanfar T
Oral Dis 2019 Oct;25(7):1683-1696. Epub 2019 Jan 1 doi: 10.1111/odi.13014. PMID: 30548549
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
Allergen immunotherapy for allergic asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Dhami S, Kakourou A, Asamoah F, Agache I, Lau S, Jutel M, Muraro A, Roberts G, Akdis CA, Bonini M, Cavkaytar O, Flood B, Gajdanowicz P, Izuhara K, Kalayci Ö, Mosges R, Palomares O, Pfaar O, Smolinska S, Sokolowska M, Asaria M, Netuveli G, Zaman H, Akhlaq A, Sheikh A
Allergy 2017 Dec;72(12):1825-1848. Epub 2017 Jul 6 doi: 10.1111/all.13208. PMID: 28543086
American Cancer Society/American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline.
Runowicz CD, Leach CR, Henry NL, Henry KS, Mackey HT, Cowens-Alvarado RL, Cannady RS, Pratt-Chapman ML, Edge SB, Jacobs LA, Hurria A, Marks LB, LaMonte SJ, Warner E, Lyman GH, Ganz PA
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 Jan-Feb;66(1):43-73. Epub 2015 Dec 7 doi: 10.3322/caac.21319. PMID: 26641959

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