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Malignant tumor of neck

MedGen UID:
155434
•Concept ID:
C0746787
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cancer of Neck; Cancer of the Neck; Cancer, Neck; Cancers, Neck; Neck Cancer; Neck Cancers
SNOMED CT: Malignant tumor of neck (363489000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021310

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the anatomic structures of the neck region. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMalignant tumor of neck

Professional guidelines

PubMed

2023 European Thyroid Association Clinical Practice Guidelines for thyroid nodule management.
Durante C, Hegedüs L, Czarniecka A, Paschke R, Russ G, Schmitt F, Soares P, Solymosi T, Papini E
Eur Thyroid J 2023 Oct 1;12(5) Epub 2023 Aug 14 doi: 10.1530/ETJ-23-0067. PMID: 37358008Free PMC Article
Updated diagnostic criteria and nomenclature for neurofibromatosis type 2 and schwannomatosis: An international consensus recommendation.
Plotkin SR, Messiaen L, Legius E, Pancza P, Avery RA, Blakeley JO, Babovic-Vuksanovic D, Ferner R, Fisher MJ, Friedman JM, Giovannini M, Gutmann DH, Hanemann CO, Kalamarides M, Kehrer-Sawatzki H, Korf BR, Mautner VF, MacCollin M, Papi L, Rauen KA, Riccardi V, Schorry E, Smith MJ, Stemmer-Rachamimov A, Stevenson DA, Ullrich NJ, Viskochil D, Wimmer K, Yohay K; International Consensus Group on Neurofibromatosis Diagnostic Criteria (I-NF-DC), Huson SM, Wolkenstein P, Evans DG
Genet Med 2022 Sep;24(9):1967-1977. Epub 2022 Jun 9 doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.05.007. PMID: 35674741
Thyroid cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up†.
Filetti S, Durante C, Hartl D, Leboulleux S, Locati LD, Newbold K, Papotti MG, Berruti A; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: clinicalguidelines@esmo.org
Ann Oncol 2019 Dec 1;30(12):1856-1883. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdz400. PMID: 31549998

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Oral squamous cell carcinomas: state of the field and emerging directions.
Tan Y, Wang Z, Xu M, Li B, Huang Z, Qin S, Nice EC, Tang J, Huang C
Int J Oral Sci 2023 Sep 22;15(1):44. doi: 10.1038/s41368-023-00249-w. PMID: 37736748Free PMC Article
A transcriptomic map of EGFR-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition identifies prognostic and therapeutic targets for head and neck cancer.
Schinke H, Shi E, Lin Z, Quadt T, Kranz G, Zhou J, Wang H, Hess J, Heuer S, Belka C, Zitzelsberger H, Schumacher U, Genduso S, Riecken K, Gao Y, Wu Z, Reichel CA, Walz C, Canis M, Unger K, Baumeister P, Pan M, Gires O
Mol Cancer 2022 Sep 8;21(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s12943-022-01646-1. PMID: 36076232Free PMC Article
Paragangliomas of the head and neck.
Valero C, Ganly I
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):897-903. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1111/jop.13286. PMID: 35178777
Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults.
Pynnonen MA, Gillespie MB, Roman B, Rosenfeld RM, Tunkel DE, Bontempo L, Brook I, Chick DA, Colandrea M, Finestone SA, Fowler JC, Griffith CC, Henson Z, Levine C, Mehta V, Salama A, Scharpf J, Shatzkes DR, Stern WB, Youngerman JS, Corrigan MD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Sep;157(2_suppl):S1-S30. doi: 10.1177/0194599817722550. PMID: 28891406
Essentials of oral cancer.
Rivera C
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2015;8(9):11884-94. Epub 2015 Sep 1 PMID: 26617944Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Models of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using bioengineering approaches.
Bonartsev AP, Lei B, Kholina MS, Menshikh KA, Svyatoslavov DS, Samoylova SI, Sinelnikov MY, Voinova VV, Shaitan KV, Kirpichnikov MP, Reshetov IV
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2022 Jul;175:103724. Epub 2022 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103724. PMID: 35609774
Paragangliomas of the head and neck.
Valero C, Ganly I
J Oral Pathol Med 2022 Nov;51(10):897-903. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1111/jop.13286. PMID: 35178777
Chordoma of the Head and Neck: A Review.
Wasserman JK, Gravel D, Purgina B
Head Neck Pathol 2018 Jun;12(2):261-268. Epub 2017 Oct 4 doi: 10.1007/s12105-017-0860-8. PMID: 28980142Free PMC Article
Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults.
Pynnonen MA, Gillespie MB, Roman B, Rosenfeld RM, Tunkel DE, Bontempo L, Brook I, Chick DA, Colandrea M, Finestone SA, Fowler JC, Griffith CC, Henson Z, Levine C, Mehta V, Salama A, Scharpf J, Shatzkes DR, Stern WB, Youngerman JS, Corrigan MD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Sep;157(2_suppl):S1-S30. doi: 10.1177/0194599817722550. PMID: 28891406
Kaposiform haemangioendothelioma of the head and neck.
Wong BL, Lee VN, Tikka T, Kim D, Dwivedi RC
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2016 Aug;104:156-68. Epub 2016 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.06.005. PMID: 27365122

Therapy

Xevinapant or placebo plus chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: TrilynX phase III study design.
Bourhis J, Burtness B, Licitra LF, Nutting C, Schoenfeld JD, Omar M, Bouisset F, Nauwelaerts H, Urfer Y, Zanna C, Cohen EE
Future Oncol 2022 May;18(14):1669-1678. Epub 2022 Feb 17 doi: 10.2217/fon-2021-1634. PMID: 35172587
Past, present and future of proton therapy for head and neck cancer.
Li X, Lee A, Cohen MA, Sherman EJ, Lee NY
Oral Oncol 2020 Nov;110:104879. Epub 2020 Jul 7 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104879. PMID: 32650256
Treatment of inoperable elderly head and neck cancer patients.
Guigay J, Le Caer H, Ortholan C, Aupérin A, Michel C, Mertens C
Curr Opin Oncol 2019 May;31(3):152-159. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000526. PMID: 30985496
Quality of head and neck radiotherapy reporting in randomized controlled trials.
Tseng M, Tan TH, Zheng H, Soon YY, Tey J
Head Neck 2018 Aug;40(8):1854-1860. Epub 2018 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/hed.25133. PMID: 29575476
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

Incidence and prognosis of distant metastasis in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors.
Xu Y, Xu G, Liu Z, Duan J, Lin Y, Zhu J, Baklaushev VP, Chekhonin VP, Peltzer K, Wang G, Wang X, Zhang C
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2021 Feb;163(2):521-529. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04647-5. PMID: 33219865
The Management of Head and Neck Sarcoma.
Han S, Yin X, Xu W, Wang Y, Han W
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Mar/Apr;31(2):e189-e192. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006162. PMID: 31934973
Prognosis of subglottic carcinoma: Is it really worse?
Coskun H, Mendenhall WM, Rinaldo A, Rodrigo JP, Suárez C, Strojan P, López F, Mondin V, Saba NF, Shaha AR, Smee R, Takes RP, Ferlito A
Head Neck 2019 Feb;41(2):511-521. Epub 2018 Jun 26 doi: 10.1002/hed.25172. PMID: 29947111
Pediatric Head and Neck Malignancies.
Qaisi M, Eid I
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2016 Feb;28(1):11-9. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2015.07.008. PMID: 26614697
Imaging of pediatric head and neck masses.
Stern JS, Ginat DT, Nicholas JL, Ryan ME
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2015 Feb;48(1):225-46. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2014.09.015. PMID: 25439556

Clinical prediction guides

Peripheral neck nerve tumor: A 73-case study and literature review.
Boumaza K, Michel G, Salaud C, Bossard C, Espitalier F, Malard O
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2019 Nov;136(6):455-460. Epub 2019 Sep 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2019.09.005. PMID: 31537489
Leiomyosarcoma: Prognostic outline of a rare head and neck malignancy.
Saluja TS, Iyer J, Singh SK
Oral Oncol 2019 Aug;95:100-105. Epub 2019 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.06.010. PMID: 31345375
CT-based delineation of organs at risk in the head and neck region: DAHANCA, EORTC, GORTEC, HKNPCSG, NCIC CTG, NCRI, NRG Oncology and TROG consensus guidelines.
Brouwer CL, Steenbakkers RJ, Bourhis J, Budach W, Grau C, Grégoire V, van Herk M, Lee A, Maingon P, Nutting C, O'Sullivan B, Porceddu SV, Rosenthal DI, Sijtsema NM, Langendijk JA
Radiother Oncol 2015 Oct;117(1):83-90. Epub 2015 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.07.041. PMID: 26277855
Lymphoepithelial-like carcinomas of the head and neck.
Wenig BM
Semin Diagn Pathol 2015 Jan;32(1):74-86. Epub 2014 Dec 19 doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2014.12.004. PMID: 25804344
Head and neck cancer patients' quality of life.
Nelke KH, Pawlak W, Gerber H, Leszczyszyn J
Adv Clin Exp Med 2014 Nov-Dec;23(6):1019-27. doi: 10.17219/acem/37361. PMID: 25618131

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
Tube feeding in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy: A systematic review.
Bossola M, Antocicco M, Pepe G
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2022 Aug;46(6):1258-1269. Epub 2022 May 22 doi: 10.1002/jpen.2360. PMID: 35244947
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
Prevention and Treatment of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis.
Daugėlaitė G, Užkuraitytė K, Jagelavičienė E, Filipauskas A
Medicina (Kaunas) 2019 Jan 22;55(2) doi: 10.3390/medicina55020025. PMID: 30678228Free PMC Article
Low level laser therapy/photobiomodulation in the management of side effects of chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: part 1: mechanisms of action, dosimetric, and safety considerations.
Zecha JA, Raber-Durlacher JE, Nair RG, Epstein JB, Sonis ST, Elad S, Hamblin MR, Barasch A, Migliorati CA, Milstein DM, Genot MT, Lansaat L, van der Brink R, Arnabat-Dominguez J, van der Molen L, Jacobi I, van Diessen J, de Lange J, Smeele LE, Schubert MM, Bensadoun RJ
Support Care Cancer 2016 Jun;24(6):2781-92. Epub 2016 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3152-z. PMID: 26984240Free PMC Article

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