Head & Neck | Current controversies: Management of the Neck in H&N Cancer | Prof. Anil D'Cruz

Prof. Anil D'Cruz -
Director Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, President-elect UICC
Apollo Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Guy's And St Thomas Virtual Grand Rounds
, 1st July 2020
Curriculum topics (UK Otolaryngology Higher Surgical Training 2017)
1. Head and Neck - Cervical lymphadenopathy in adults; Head and neck malignancies in the upper aerodigestive tract excluding the oral cavity; Neoplastic salivary gland disease; Oral pathology
01:50 - Evolution of management of the neck over the past few decades
03:28 - Controversy 1 - cervical metastases - discussion of data from studies
10:41 - Could neck dissection be avoided in thinner tumours?
13:02 - Assessing thickness of tumours (radiologically versus clinically), with study data
15:04 - Controversy 2 - can imaging help identify occult metastasis?
19:01 - Controversy 3 - could we avoid neck dissection when follow up is reliable?
23:44 - Controversy 4 - how much should we do (SNB, SOHD, MND)
23:54 - Sentinel node biopsy - discussion of study data
29:07 - Extent of neck dissection and lymph node yield- discussion of study data
40:04 - Q&A