“Neck”与“颈”的语义之认知对比

通过对"Neck"与"颈"转喻化隐喻化的认知对比我们可以得出这样的结论:"Neck"与"颈"在隐喻化方面存在共性即通过"形状相似"进行隐喻基于相同的生理和心理特征,而"Neck"的转喻化隐喻化的程度和广度要大于汉语的"颈"。汉语"颈"没有转喻引申,英语"neck"的转喻引申有七条,汉语"颈"的隐喻方式只有具体隐喻方式"形状相似"一种,英语"neck"有四个隐喻引申,且方式丰富,这是由两个民族的自然环境、文化背景和思维视角差异所致。

Consolidation of a Femoral Neck Fracture in Sickle Cell Disease Patient after Surgical Abstention: A Beneficial and Favorable Outcome

Femoral neck fracture is classically a traumatic pathology in the elderly but it can also occur in young people during a road traffic accident or occasionally when the femoral neck has been weakened by a pathological process. In sickle cell patients, the hip is often subjected to aseptic necrosis. The authors report the case of the child NL, aged 5 years and 4 months in whom a fracture of the femoral neck classified Delbet 3 was found as well as his sickle cell status discovered and in whom treatment by surgical abstention was carried out with a favorable evolution. This association of factors of the femoral head necrosis or nonunion is unusual and confirms the osteogenetic potential of a child. However, monitoring is necessary because other anomalies may reveal themselves.

The Application Value of Swan-Neck Microcatheter in Peripheral Vascular Interventional Therapy

Background and Objectives: Establishing a stable pathway is the basis for interventional surgery, and hyper-selected intubation has become the basic requirement for vascular intervention therapy. Super-selection intubation can not only significantly improve the efficacy of peripheral intervention treatment, but also greatly reduce surgical complications. However, during the treatment of peripheral vascular intervention (such as liver tumor arterial chemotherapy embolism, hemoptysis bronchial arterial embolism, gastrointestinal hemorrhagic gastrointestinal arterial embolism, etc.), vascular mutation is often large, and there are many branches, and the direction of blood flow is into the direction of blood flow, the horns are even reverse, and even the use of straight-headed microstructures will have difficulty interpolation difficulties or even failure, which increases the risk of surgery and affects safety treatment. To overcome this, pre-plasticized microcatheters have emerged, among which the InstantPass Swan-Neck Microstructure is a catheter with a head-end morphology similar to Cobra. Our research aims to explore the feasibility, safety, and technical advantages of the use of swan-neck microcatheter in peripheral vascular hyperboloid intubation. Materials and Methods: From January 2023 to March 2024, 31 patients with swan-neck microstructure were used in the peripheral vascular intervention therapy outside the hospital. Among them, there were 23 men and 8 women, aged 32 - 81 years old, an average (55 ± 13) years, and the average irradiation time was 35.1 ± 24.7 minutes. 10 cases of iodide oil arterial chemotherapy embolism, 7 cases of microspheres of hepatic arteries, 3 cases of gastric duodenal artery selective embolism, 3 cases of vein embolism with esophageal stomach, and 2 cases of sperm varicose vein embolism, 2 cases of selective embolism of the intestinal membrane, 2 cases of uterine arteries embolism, and 2 cases of renal arterial embolism. 11 of these patients switched to the swan-neck microstructure after using the straight-headed microstructure super-selective intubation. To analyze whether the swan-neck microcatheter is successfully transported to the target location, whether it can provide a satisfactory path for subsequent intravascular treatment, evaluate the surgery instant image results and complications related to the microstructure during the surgery period, analyze the angle of the target blood vessels and the main blood vessels, the target blood vessels, the target blood vessels, the relationship between the degree of pedestrian and the success rate of ultra-selective intubation, and summarize the indication of the application of the swan-neck microstructure in peripheral intervention therapy. Results: In this study, 31 patients used 31 swan-neck microcatheters, of which 22 (70.9%) target vascular and main blood vessels were ≤90˚;17 patients (54.8%) patients were curved and angulated;11 cases (35.5%) were after the failure of the superselective intubation of the straight-headed microstructure, the swan-neck microcatheter was successful after the failure;1 case (3.2%) patients with microstructure-related mezzanine occurred during surgery, and the complication rate of the perioperative ductation was 3.2%. All target lesions are finally successfully completed, and the success rate of surgical technology is 100%. Conclusion: Swan-neck microcatheters have a high success rate in superselective cannulation of peripheral blood vessels and perform well in vascular tortuosity and angulated lesions.

Effect of Mouth Opening Training Stick Combined with Oral Massage on Mouth Opening Difficulty in Head and Neck Cancer Patients after Treatment

Objective: To study the application effect of mouth-opening training sticks combined with oral massage on patients with mouth-opening difficulty after treatment for head and neck cancer. Methods: Using convenient sampling, 60 patients with mouth-opening difficulty after treatment for head and neck cancer admitted to the Oncology Department from February 2022 to October 2023 were selected for a 2-week exercise and nursing program. The patients were divided into a control group (February 1, 2022 to November 30, 2022) and an observation group (December 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023), with 30 patients in each group. The control group underwent routine mouth-opening functional exercises combined with cork for oral support training, while the observation group underwent routine mouth-opening functional exercises combined with oral massage and mouth-opening training sticks for oral support training. The mouth-opening degree, mouth-opening difficulty level, comfort level, compliance, and quality of life were observed in both groups. Results: Before the intervention, there were no statistically significant differences in mouth-opening degree and mouth-opening difficulty level between the two groups (P > 0.05). After the intervention, the mouth-opening degree, mouth-opening difficulty level, oral comfort level, compliance, and QLICP-HN scores in the observation group were all better than those in the control group, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The combination of mouth-opening training sticks and oral massage with mouth-opening functional exercises can effectively improve the degree of mouth-opening difficulty, enhance oral comfort, increase compliance with mouth-opening exercises, and improve quality of life.

Epidemiology and Histopathology of Cancers of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract in the ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Department of the Ignace Deen National Hospital

Introduction: Head and neck cancers represent a significant burden of cancer, collectively ranking fourth for cancer incidence and second for cancer mortality worldwide. Objective: To study the epidemiological and histopathological aspects of head and neck cancers in the ENT-CCF department of Ignace Deen National Hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study covering a period of 5 years from September 1, 2016, to September 30, 2021. Results: We collected 43 cases of head and neck cancers, representing a hospital frequency of 1.85%. The mean age was 45.21 ± 13.23 years. Males predominated, accounting for 65.12%, compared to 34.88% for females, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.87. Housewives accounted for 27.90%, followed by farmers at 23.26% and traders/merchants at 18.60%, with 41.86% being uneducated. The main risk factors were tobacco (37.21%) and alcohol (34.88%). Pain (53.49%), dysphonia (51.16%), and dyspnea (39.53%) were the main presenting symptoms. Squamous cell carcinoma (74.42%) and large cell lymphoma (18.60%) were the most commonly cited histological types. Conclusion: Head and neck cancers remain relatively common in our country. Improving prognosis depends on early diagnosis of the condition, resuscitation resources, and prompt management.

Finite Element Analysis of Coronal Shear Fractures of the Femoral Neck: Displacement of the Femoral Head and Effect of Osteosynthetic Implants

Coronal shear fractures of the femoral neck (CSFF) are the most challenging to treat among proximal femur fractures, directly affecting the life expectancy of patients with osteoporosis. However, an adequate osteosynthesis method has not been elucidated yet. This study investigated the displacement direction of the femoral head fragment and its effect on the bone using finite element method. A finite element model for CSFF was developed from CT image data of a patient with osteoporosis using Mechanical Finder (ver. 11). Subsequently, finite element analyses were performed on six osteosynthesis models under maximum load applied during walking. The compressive stresses, tensile stresses, and compressive strains of each model were examined. The results suggested that the compressive and tensile stress distributions were concentrated on the anterior side of the femoral neck. Compressive strain distribution in the femoral head and neck was concentrated in four areas: at the tip of the blade or lag screw, the anteroinferior side of the blade or lag screw near the fracture site, and the upper right and lower left near the junction of the blade or lag screw and nail. Thus, the distribution of both these stresses revealed that the femoral head fragment was prone to anterior and inferior displacement. Distribution of compressive strains revealed the direction of the stress exerted by the osteosynthetic implant on the bone. The same results were observed in all osteosynthetic implants;thus, the findings could lay the foundation for developing methods for placing osteosynthetic implants less prone to displacement and the osteosynthetic implants themselves. In particular, the study provides insight into the optimal treatment of CSFF.

引入上下文信息和Attention Gate的GUS-YOLO遥感目标检测算法

目前基于通用YOLO系列的遥感目标检测算法存在并未充分利用图像的全局上下文信息,在特征融合金字塔部分并未充分考虑缩小融合特征之间的语义鸿沟、抑制冗余信息干扰的缺点。在结合YOLO算法优点的基础上提出GUS-YOLO算法,其拥有一个能够充分利用全局上下文信息的骨干网络Global Backbone。除此之外,该算法在融合特征金字塔自顶向下的结构中引入Attention Gate模块,可以突出必要的特征信息,抑制冗余信息。另外,为Attention Gate模块设计了最佳的网络结构,提出了网络的特征融合结构U-Net。最后,为克服ReLU函数可能导致模型梯度不再更新的问题,该算法将Attention Gate模块的激活函数升级为可学习的SMU激活函数,提高模型鲁棒性。在NWPU VHR-10遥感数据集上,该算法相较于YOLOV7算法取得宽松指标mAP^(0.50)1.64个百分点和严格指标mAP^(0.75)9.39个百分点的性能提升。相较于目前主流的七种检测算法,该算法取得较好的检测性能。

股骨颈骨折空心钉内固定后股骨近端骨质疏松的有限元分析

背景:股骨颈骨折空心钉内固定术后由于患肢短期内常常不能负重,且高刚度的内植物对骨折断端存在应力遮挡效应,易导致患肢出现骨质疏松,股骨近端生物力学分布发生变化,术后股骨头坏死发病率较高,目前关于股骨颈骨折术后股骨近端骨质疏松对股骨近端及空心钉生物力学影响的研究较少。目的:通过有限元分析探讨股骨颈骨折术后发生骨质疏松对空心钉内固定治疗的生物力学影响,探究生物力学因素在股骨头坏死进程中的作用。方法:获取1例股骨颈骨折患者股骨CT扫描数据,利用Mimics 19.0、3-Matic、UG 11.0、Hypermesh 14.0、Abaqus软件建立空心钉治疗股骨颈骨折的股骨近端模型,利用Abaqus软件分析1种术后股骨近端无骨质疏松、3种术后股骨近端骨质疏松的有限元模型,测量分析4种模型不同部件的应力、接触压力、位移峰值及云图,对比分析股骨头内部应力变化及分布情况。结果与结论:股骨头及下前空心钉的应力、接触压力随骨质疏松程度变化较大,4种模型的位移峰值随着骨质疏松程度加重而缓慢增长。通过单因素方差分析,结果显示骨质疏松程度对不同部件的应力、接触压力、位移峰值无显著性影响,股骨头内部应力分布随骨质疏松发生相应变化,股骨近端的生物力学环境变化对股骨头坏死有着重要影响。

周全性老年评估在老年头颈癌患者中的应用

头颈癌的治疗以手术和放化疗为主,但临床上对老年患者实施侵入性治疗的合理性还存在质疑。尽管老年头颈癌患者的比例逐步增加,却几乎没有一致的治疗标准。本文从循证医学角度呈现当前治疗的证据水平,为老年头颈癌患者提供具体的治疗建议,并基于对文献的系统评价提出一种算法用以评估老年头颈癌患者的治疗风险。

基于改进YOLOv7的棉田虫害检测

棉田虫害的快速检测与准确识别是预防棉田虫害、提高棉花品质的重要前提。针对真实棉田环境下昆虫相似度高、背景干扰严重的问题,该研究提出一种ECSF-YOLOv7棉田虫害检测模型。首先,采用EfficientFormerV2作为特征提取网络,以加强网络的特征提取能力并减少模型参数量;同时,将卷积注意力模块(convolution block attention module,CBAM)嵌入到模型的主干输出端,以增强模型对小目标的特征提取能力并削弱背景干扰;其次,使用GSConv卷积搭建Slim-Neck颈部网络结构,在减少模型参数量的同时保持模型的识别精度;最后,采用Focal-EIOU(focal and efficient IOU loss,Focal-EIOU)作为边界框回归损失函数,加速网络收敛并提高模型的检测准确率。结果表明,改进的ECSF-YOLOv7模型在棉田虫害测试集上的平均精度均值(mean average precision,mAP)为95.71%,检测速度为69.47帧/s。与主流的目标检测模型YOLOv7、SSD、YOLOv5l和YOLOX-m相比,ECSF-YOLOv7模型的mAP分别高出1.43、9.08、1.94、1.52个百分点,并且改进模型具有参数量更小、检测速度更快的优势,可为棉田虫害快速准确检测提供技术支持。

两种内固定治疗股骨颈骨折的疗效比较

目的比较空心加压螺钉(CCS)和股骨颈动力交叉钉系统(FNS)固定治疗股骨颈骨折的疗效。方法将42例股骨颈骨折患者按照内固定方式不同分为FNS组(采用FNS固定治疗,15例)和CCS组(采用CCS固定治疗,27例)。比较两组切口长度、术中出血量、术中透视次数、手术时间、术后住院时间、并发症发生情况、下地时间、骨折愈合时间、步态情况。结果患者均获得随访,时间12~14个月。切口长度CCS组短于FNS组(P<0.05);术中透视次数、手术时间FNS组少(短)于CCS组(P<0.05);术中出血量、术后住院时间两组比较差异均无统计学意义(P>0.05)。两组均无切口感染、骨折不愈合等并发症发生;术后约3个月CCS组2例出现CCS松动及退钉现象,经减少活动后未影响骨折愈合。下地部分负重时间、骨折愈合时间FNS组均短于CCS组(P<0.05)。末次随访时两组患者均可部分负重行走。结论与CCS固定相比,FNS固定治疗股骨颈骨折术中透视次数少、手术时间短,且固定稳定、牢靠,在“早活动、晚负重”原则下利于患肢功能锻炼,更有助于促进骨折愈合。

基于筋骨理论对青少年颈痛的临床新思考

青少年颈痛症状类似于成人颈椎病,但其病理改变并不完全符合颈椎椎间盘退变。因此,应积极探索更符合其临床特点的病因学和病理学理论,实现临床对青少年颈痛的有效诊断与治疗。在石氏伤科百年治伤临床经验和最新科学研究认识的基础上,探讨青少年颈痛的诊断名称和基于“筋骨合和”理论的病因病机,并针对颈部“筋出槽、骨错缝”核心病机建立“四以相和”的诊治策略。

基于改进YOLOv5s的无人机图像识别

无人机在军事情报、航拍检测等领域能够提供目标相关的图像信息,为处理任务提供目标信息。针对无人机图像背景复杂、检测目标小、可提取特征少等问题,提出基于YOLOv5s的改进无人机图像识别算法。首先,结合CotNet模块对网络结构进行优化,提升模型自学习能力并增强识别精度;其次,对颈部网络进行改进,通过跨层链接和提高特征图分辨率更好地利用浅层特征图中包含的丰富信息来定位目标,并且在检测头部分采用解耦检测头,减少预测过程中定位与分类任务对于特征信息的冲突;最后,为了提高收敛速度和模型精度,在CIoU和EIoU损失函数的基础上对损失函数的宽高纵横比进行优化。在公开数据集VisDrone测试集上进行测试,所提算法相比原始YOLOv5s算法的mAP_(50)与mAP_(50∶95)分别提升了6.1与2.9个百分点,实验结果表明,所提模型能够有效提升无人机图像识别的准确率。

实时跟踪和虚拟成像技术辅助创伤骨科手术机器人治疗股骨颈骨折

目的:探究实时跟踪和虚拟成像技术(real-time tracking and virtual reality technology,RTVI)辅助创伤骨科手术机器人术中配准治疗股骨颈骨折的治疗效果。方法:回顾分析2020年9月至2022年9月应用创伤骨科机器人手术治疗的60例股骨颈骨折患者,根据术中是否使用RTVI技术辅助机器人手术将患者分成两组:RTVI组28例,男12例,女16例;年龄28~60(46.2±9.3)岁。单纯天玑手术机器人组32例,男15例,女17例;年龄32~58(48.2±7.8)岁。观察并记录两组配准透视次数、手术时间、术中透视次数、术中出血量、住院时间。所有患者术后接受定期随访,常规复查髋关节X线片,记录Garden对线指数、骨折愈合时间、术后并发症、Harris评分。结果:60例患者均获得随访,其中RTVI组随访9~16(13.0±1.2)个月,单纯天玑手术机器人组随访10~14(12.0±1.3)个月,两组比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。随访期间两组股骨颈骨折均愈合良好,无内固定松动、切口感染等并发症发生。RTVI组配准透视次数、手术时间、术中透视次数优于单纯天玑手术机器人组(P<0.01)。而两组术中出血量、住院时间、Garden对线指数、骨折愈合时间、髋关节Harris评分比较,差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。总结:RTVI技术辅助天玑手术机器人治疗股骨颈骨折手术虽然对其术后疗效影响不大,但可以有效减少手术时间,减低术中X线投射次数,降低患者术中辐射暴露风险。同时也缩短了术者的学习曲线,更好体现创伤骨科手术机器人的精准和高效。

头颈肿瘤围术期静脉血栓栓塞症防治中国专家共识

静脉血栓栓塞症(venous thromboembolism, VTE)是外科术后常见并发症和医院内非预期死亡的重要危险因素,也是恶性肿瘤患者的第二大死亡原因。晚期头颈部恶性肿瘤患者通常需要接受大范围的肿瘤根治手术和同期修复重建手术,又由于高龄兼长时间手术、术后长时间卧床以及肿瘤和化疗药物导致的血液高凝状态等多种危险因素,提示头颈部恶性肿瘤患者应是VTE的极高危群体,但相关文献对头颈部恶性肿瘤患者的VTE发生情况却很少关注,有关VTE在头颈肿瘤术后发生率的数据也有限。迄今为止,国内对于头颈肿瘤围术期静脉血栓栓塞症缺乏相关治疗共识或指南,不同单位对于头颈肿瘤围术期静脉血栓栓塞症的预防与管理水平参差不齐,缺乏统一、科学的诊疗标准及客观的预防与管理评价体系。为统一和规范头颈肿瘤围术期静脉血栓栓塞症的诊治,减少医疗资源浪费,提高治疗效果,国内该研究领域的专家经反复讨论,汇集全国14家著名医学院校及附属医院专家的诊治意见,同时借鉴和参考国内外近年来对头颈肿瘤围术期静脉血栓栓塞症的研究成果与诊治经验,制订本专家共识,供相关临床医师参考。

颈部影像报告和数据系统在MRI诊断早期单纯黏膜型鼻咽癌局部复发中的应用

目的探讨颈部影像报告和数据系统(neck imaging reporting and data systems,NI-RADS)MRI对单纯黏膜型鼻咽癌局部复发(exclusive mucosal local recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma,EMLRNPC)与黏膜治疗后改变(mucosal posttreatment changes,MPTC)的诊断价值,尝试为NI-RADS MRI词典中的局灶性黏膜异常建议附加定性扩散加权成像(diffusion-weighted imaging,DWI)标准。材料与方法回顾性分析2015年2月至2023年2月经病理或影像随访确诊的21例EMLRNPC和29例MPTC。先由2名影像医师独立评价MRI表现,进行NI-RADS MRI分类,再进行附加定性DWI标准的改良NI-RADS MRI分类,3个月后,由其中的1名高年资影像医师再次进行分类。采用Cohen’s Kappa检验评估观察者间、观察者内NI-RADS分类一致性。绘制受试者工作特征(receiver operating characteristic,ROC)曲线评价这两种NI-RADS分类对EMLRNPC与MPTC的诊断效能,曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)的比较采用DeLong检验。结果NI-RADS MRI、改良NI-RADS MRI的分类观察者间与观察者内一致性为0.69与0.88、0.83与0.96。NI-RADS MRI和改良NI-RADS MRI鉴别诊断ELRNPC与MPTC的AUC、敏感度、特异度为0.845[95%置信区间(confidence interval,CI):0.715~0.932]、100.0%(95%CI:83.9%~100.0%)、69.0%(95%CI:49.2%~84.7%)和0.966(95%CI:0.871~0.997)、100.0%(95%CI:83.9%~100.0%)、93.1%(95%CI:77.2%~99.2%),两种分类的AUC间差异有统计学意义(Z=2.985,P=0.003)。结论NI-RADS MRI与附加定性DWI标准的改良NI-RADS MRI对EMLRNPC与MPTC均具有较高的鉴别诊断价值,改良NI-RADS MRI分类的诊断效能、一致性更高。

Resolving Specific Psychological Stressors Can Instantly Reduce or Relieve Chronic Neck Pain and Upper Back Pain: Case Reports

Introduction: The goal of this study was to use a novel approach to pain relief which includes a participant using their mind to reduce or relieve their neck pain in a matter of minutes and taking continuous thermal medical imaging scans during the process to capture any concurrent temperature changes at the location of the self-reported pain. Previous studies using multidisciplinary approaches have shown that it is possible for a person to achieve a moderate reduction in pain over a period of time (typically two or more months). However, in this innovative study, the goal was to demonstrate rapid pain relief (in a matter of minutes) using only the mind. Case report: For this study, six subjects were selected, all of whom were experiencing long-term chronic neck pain. The subjects consisted of five adult females and one adult male. Several of the subjects also had pain that radiated into their upper back region. Each subject participated in one talk therapy session during which the subject’s neck was actively scanned by a thermal imaging (TI) camera that was programmed to take a new thermal image every thirty (30) seconds. The goal of the talk therapy session was to create a strong emotional shift by encouraging the subject to let go of negative emotions and replace buried painful feelings with feelings of positive expectation and optimism. Then, as the subject created this emotional shift, the goal was to observe if this change affected the subject’s self-reported physical pain, as well as noting any visible effects in thermal images. Results: All six subjects reported that they were able to relieve some or all of their pain by the end of the talk therapy session. As they did, there was simultaneously a significant decrease in temperature recorded on the TI images in the corresponding location in their neck and upper back region. This suggested that the pain relief the subjects reported was not merely “mind over matter”, since there were marked physiological changes taking place. Discussion and Conclusion: It’s worth noting that three of the subjects had moments during their talk therapy session where they thought about a specific painful memory that increased their negative emotions. At that moment, their self-reported pain also increased, and simultaneously, the infrared camera detected an increase in temperature in the corresponding location where the subjects reported increased pain. Subsequently, when the subjects were able to change the painful memory and once again move towards feelings of optimism, they reported pain relief, and simultaneously, the TI camera reported a decrease in temperature. Neither this potential outcome nor any other potential outcome was discussed with the subjects before or during the session. This research shows that talk therapy may be used as a new therapeutic option for people not only with neck pain, but possibly other types of pain, and that under certain circumstances, the results can be rapid.

系统化快速康复训练在老年股骨颈骨折患者术后的应用效果

目的探究系统化快速康复训练在老年股骨颈骨折患者术后的应用效果。方法选取江苏省南通市第三人民医院2019年1月至2022年1月收治的老年股骨颈骨折患者94例,应用奇偶分组法将其分为对照组和观察组,各47例。对照组行常规训练干预,观察组在对照组的基础上加用系统化快速康复训练。比较两组疼痛情况、行动功能、生活质量及髋关节功能。结果整体分析发现:两组疼痛组间、时间点及交互作用比较差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。进一步两两比较,组内比较:两组组内各时间点疼痛评分比较,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05);组间比较:观察组术后各时间点疼痛评分均低于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。干预后,两组行动功能评分及髋关节评分均高于干预前,且观察组高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。干预后,两组生活质量评分均高于干预前,且观察组高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论系统化快速康复训练能够提高老年股骨颈骨折术后患者的行动功能及生活质量,降低患者的疼痛水平,具有重要的应用意义。

Research Progress in Surgical Management of Head and Neck Tumors Involving the Carotid Artery

The surgeons adopt the comprehensive treatment method basing on surgery When head and neck tumors involve the carotid artery. At present, there are four surgical treatments, namely, dissection of carotid artery tumor, resection of carotid artery, revascularization after carotid resection, endoarterial implantation of covered stent combined with surgical resection. However, there is currently no consensus on the standard surgical approach to choose. This paper describes the four surgical methods, which are expected to be helpful for head and neck surgeons to choose the surgical methods for head and neck tumors involving the carotid artery.

Oral Health Management of Three Head and Neck Cancer Patients Performed by Dental Hygienists

Introduction: Oral health management is often difficult in patients after surgical tumor resection and/or radiotherapy due to defects, bulky flaps, limitation of tongue movement, and trismus. In addition, patients who have undergone radiotherapy have serious disabilities such as oral mucositis, mucosal weakening, soft tissue fibrosis, salivary gland disorder, and osteoradionecrosis. Dental hygienists must understand the characteristics of patients after surgical tumor resection and/or radiotherapy. In this report, the oral health management of three patients after maxillectomy, mandibulectomy, and radiotherapy was shown. Case Description: Case 1: A 53-year-old male patient visited our clinic after chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and partial maxillectomy for cancer of the right maxillary gingiva. Case 2: A 65-year-old male patient visited our clinic after radiotherapy for a right-sided tongue cancer, partial mandibulectomy of the right tongue to the oropharynx, a right-sided segmental mandibulectomy and a speech aid and a mandibular prosthesis were provided. Case 3: A 36-year-old female visited our clinic for radiotherapy for left-sided tongue cancer. Dental hygienists provided oral health management to the patients. In oral health management, it was suggested that intervention before cancer treatment, oral hygiene instructions tailored to patients’ symptoms, and frequent professional care are important. Conclusion: Oral health management by dental hygienists is extremely important for patients undergoing maxillofacial cancer treatment to maintain their quality of life in the long term.