Clinical Advances in Head and Neck Cancer Diagnostics and Treatment
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Otolaryngology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: head and neck cancer; reconstruction; transoral robotic surgery (TORS); human papillomavirus (HPV); survivorship
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Head and neck cancer presents an uncountable number of challenges for patients and practitioners. Prognosis remains poor, with many patients experiencing locoregional recurrence and distant metastases. Moreover, multimodality therapy often results in severe functional impairments and toxicities related to tumor extirpation, reconstruction, chemoradiotherapy, and immunotherapy. Despite this, diagnostic and treatment advances continue to improve oncologic and functional outcomes for this population. This Special Issue presents an opportunity to review the current landscape of head and neck cancer therapeutics, with a focus on diagnostic, surgical, and reconstructive improvements in the field. Topics of interest include the following: tumor biomarkers, radiomics, surgical margin analysis, artificial intelligence, and novel surgical and reconstructive techniques. We look forward to your contributions and advancing our collective knowledge in the diagnosis and multidisciplinary care of head and neck oncology.
Dr. Dustin A. Silverman
Dr. Alice L. Tang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- head and neck
- reconstruction
- free flap
- surgical margin
- biomarker
- human papillomavirus (HPV)
- extranodal extension
- immunotherapy
- virtual surgical planning
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