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New Insights into Head and Neck Surgery—2nd Edition

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "General Surgery".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 103

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Dr. Gábor Dénes Répássy

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Semmelweis University, 1083 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: otorhinolaryngology; head and neck surgery; laryngeal surgery; thyroid gland surgery; salivary gland surgery; endoscopic sinus surgery
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Dear Colleagues,

Following on from the success of our first Special Issue, entitled “New Insights into Head and Neck Surgery” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm/special_issues/4I85758Q12), we are launching a new Special Issue, entitled “New Insights into Head and Neck Surgery—2nd Edition”, which continues to report on clinical research.

Over the past few years, head and neck surgery has evolved and undergone a great development. New surgical procedures and technological innovations have been presented in the fields of ear surgery, sinonasal surgery, skull base surgery, head and neck tumor surgery, salivary gland surgery, and thyroid gland surgery. Alongside these, reconstructive surgical procedures have evolved, improving patients' functional and esthetic outcomes. Moreover, the head and neck surgery field has experienced a strong and broad collaboration with other specialties, such as with orbital and maxillofacial/dentoalveolar surgeons or neurosurgeons, which aims for a better outcome. The objectives of these innovations and collaborations are to treat lesions that previously were seemingly impossible, to reduce surgical complications and to advance the prognosis of head and neck tumor patients.

The aim of this Special Issue is to explore and describe the latest surgical and/or technological innovations and collaborations in these surgical areas. I ask you to send in your latest research and findings on this topic and am looking forward to receiving your manuscripts.

Dr. Gábor Dénes Répássy
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • otorhinolaryngology
  • head and neck surgery
  • ear surgery
  • sinonasal surgery
  • skull base surgery
  • salivary gland surgery
  • thyroid gland surgery
  • head and neck cancer surgery

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Benign and Malignant Parotid Gland Tumors: Insights from a Five-Year Northeast Romanian Population
by Loredana-Beatrice Ungureanu, Cristina-Mihaela Ghiciuc, Victor Vlad Costan, Carmen Ungureanu, Victor Ianole and Delia-Gabriela Ciobanu Apostol
J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14(19), 7087; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14197087 - 8 Oct 2025
Abstract
Background: The majority of parotid gland tumors are benign, while malignant forms are uncommon, affecting fewer than 1 in 100,000 individuals. The main challenge resides in the histopathological complexity and the clinical overlap between benign and malignant parotid tumors, which frequently results [...] Read more.
Background: The majority of parotid gland tumors are benign, while malignant forms are uncommon, affecting fewer than 1 in 100,000 individuals. The main challenge resides in the histopathological complexity and the clinical overlap between benign and malignant parotid tumors, which frequently results in misdiagnosis. Aim: The objective of this research was to evaluate the clinical and histopathological characteristics of parotid gland tumors at a Romanian healthcare center. Materials and methods: A five-year retrospective study was conducted, with the inclusion criterion being the presence of complete clinical, pathological, and surgical records. Results: Of 156 patients included in the study, 67.3% were found to have benign lesions (male/female ratio 1.14:1), and there was a slight male predominance (53.3%). Partial parotidectomy was the most common surgical intervention for benign parotid tumors (59.6%), whereas total parotidectomy was predominantly indicated for malignant tumors, with facial nerve sacrifice occurring in 20% of cases to ensure complete tumor excision. Patients with benign tumors were found to be younger. Malignant tumors were commonly diagnosed at stage III (36.4%), indicative of more advanced disease at the time of diagnosis. Clinical diagnosis showed a high specificity of 96.9%, indicating high accuracy in malignancy suspicion, yet the sensitivity of 56% indicates that a significant number of malignancies were not detected during the initial evaluation. Tumor size was found to be influenced by gender and correlated with surgical methods, suggesting that patient characteristics and tumor biology may impact surgical strategy. Conclusions: This retrospective study highlights differences in gender, tumor size, and surgical approach between benign and malignant parotid gland tumors, offering valuable contributions in terms of diagnostic accuracy and treatment patterns despite a limited number of malignant cases. Full article
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