Archive
Newest first, then the full year organised by month. Each email keeps its references and downloads attached, so the reading and the papers stay together.
Staging as a survival prediction tool from ICON-S to AJCC 8th edition, why cisplatin is still the standard, the NRG HN002 and HN005 de-escalation trials, and where de-escalation goes next.
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How HPV came to be recognised as a cause of head and neck cancer, why surgical and chemoradiation cohorts agree on its better prognosis, why p16 and HPV testing are not quite the same thing, and why vaccination works but slowly.
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Choosing a bone flap among the fibula, scapula tip and smaller options, how accurate virtual surgical planning really is, perioperative management, and osteoradionecrosis.
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The framework for choosing a flap, and the two workhorse soft tissue options: anterolateral thigh and radial forearm free flap.
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The global framework for the neck: nomenclature, drainage patterns, and the basins that do not fit neatly into any one month, like the retropharyngeal nodes.
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Specimen-driven versus tumor bed sampling, the 2.2mm threshold that challenged the 5mm rule, how much the specimen shrinks off the table, and whether clearing a positive margin rescues the outcome.
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August through June, following the AHNS National Standardized Head & Neck Fellowship Curriculum. July is the fellowship handover and carries no topic.
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