Head and Neck Neoplasms

"Head and Neck Neoplasms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Soft tissue tumors or cancer arising from the mucosal surfaces of the LIP; oral cavity; PHARYNX; LARYNX; and cervical esophagus. Other sites included are the NOSE and PARANASAL SINUSES; SALIVARY GLANDS; THYROID GLAND and PARATHYROID GLANDS; and MELANOMA and non-melanoma skin cancers of the head and neck. (from Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 4th ed, p1651)

Descriptor ID	D006258
MeSH Number(s)	C04.588.443
Concept/Terms	Head and Neck Neoplasms Head and Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms, Head and Neck Head, Neck Neoplasms Cancer of Head and Neck Cancer of Head and Neck Head and Neck Cancer Cancer of the Head and Neck Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms Upper Aerodigestive Tract Neoplasms UADT Neoplasms Neoplasm, UADT Neoplasms, UADT UADT Neoplasm Neoplasms, Upper Aerodigestive Tract Head Neoplasms Head Neoplasms Neoplasms, Head Neck Neoplasms Neck Neoplasms Neoplasms, Neck Cancer of Head Cancer of Head Head Cancer Cancer of the Head Cancer of Neck Cancer of Neck Neck Cancer Cancer of the Neck

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Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplasms by Site [C04.588]
Head and Neck Neoplasms [C04.588.443]

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Bar chart showing 162 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	1	0	1
2000	1	0	1
2002	5	1	6
2003	2	0	2
2004	4	0	4
2005	5	0	5
2006	2	0	2
2007	6	1	7
2008	7	0	7
2009	3	0	3
2010	3	2	5
2011	7	1	8
2012	7	0	7
2013	13	3	16
2014	8	0	8
2015	6	2	8
2016	10	1	11
2017	9	1	10
2018	5	1	6
2019	6	0	6
2020	8	2	10
2021	9	0	9
2022	11	0	11
2023	4	0	4
2024	1	1	2
2025	2	1	3

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Benjamin WJ, Patil S, Mohebbi E, Latif S, Perera C, Bellile E, Wang K, Sartor MA, Taylor JMG, Wolf GT, Chinn SB, Rozek LS. Impact of neighbor-level disadvantage on survival outcomes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Dec; 36(12):1901-1910.

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Mohebbi E, Guthrie G, Patil S, Benjamin W, Tan M, Giurintano JP, Witek ME, Ahn PH, Taylor K, Wolf G, Fan R, Rozek LS. Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation and Survival Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Head Neck. 2025 Oct; 47(10):2725-2734.

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Moreno AC, Watson EE, Humbert-Vidan L, Peterson DE, van Dijk LV, Urbano TG, Bosch LVD, Hope AJ, Katz MS, Hoebers FJP, Wesson RAA, Bates JE, Bossi P, Dayo AF, Dor? M, Fregnani ER, Galloway TJ, Gelblum DY, Hanna IA, Henson CE, Kiat-Amnuay S, Korfage A, Lee NY, Lewis CM, Lynggaard CD, M?kitie AA, Magalhaes M, Mowery YM, Mu?oz-Montplet C, Myers JN, Orlandi E, Patel J, Rigert JM, Saunders D, Schoenfeld JD, Selek U, Somay E, Takiar V, Thariat J, Verduijn GM, Villa A, West NS, Witjes MJH, Won AM, Wong ME, Yao CMKL, Young SW, Al-Eryani K, Barbon CEA, Buurman DJM, Dieleman FJ, Hofstede TM, Khan AA, Otun AO, Robinson JC, Hum L, Johansen J, Lalla R, Lin A, Patel V, Shaw RJ, Chambers MS, Ma D, Singh M, Yarom N, Mohamed ASR, Hutcheson KA, Lai SY, Fuller CD. International Expert-Based Consensus Definition, Classification Criteria, and Minimum Data Elements for Osteoradionecrosis of the Jaw: An Interdisciplinary Modified Delphi Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Jun 01; 122(2):341-354.

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Sweeny L, Konuthula N, Jackson R, Wax MK, Curry JM, Yang S, Amin D, Kane AC, Cannady SB, Tasche K, DiLeo M, Lander D, Kejner AE, Pipkorn P. Microvascular reconstruction of midface osteoradionecrosis. Head Neck. 2024 Nov; 46(11):2824-2833.

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Kuan EC, Wang EW, Adappa ND, Beswick DM, London NR, Su SY, Wang MB, Abuzeid WM, Alexiev B, Alt JA, Antognoni P, Alonso-Basanta M, Batra PS, Bhayani M, Bell D, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Betz CS, Blay JY, Bleier BS, Bonilla-Velez J, Callejas C, Carrau RL, Casiano RR, Castelnuovo P, Chandra RK, Chatzinakis V, Chen SB, Chiu AG, Choby G, Chowdhury NI, Citardi MJ, Cohen MA, Dagan R, Dalfino G, Dallan I, Dassi CS, de Almeida J, Dei Tos AP, DelGaudio JM, Ebert CS, El-Sayed IH, Eloy JA, Evans JJ, Fang CH, Farrell NF, Ferrari M, Fischbein N, Folbe A, Fokkens WJ, Fox MG, Lund VJ, Gallia GL, Gardner PA, Geltzeiler M, Georgalas C, Getz AE, Govindaraj S, Gray ST, Grayson JW, Gross BA, Grube JG, Guo R, Ha PK, Halderman AA, Hanna EY, Harvey RJ, Hernandez SC, Holtzman AL, Hopkins C, Huang Z, Huang Z, Humphreys IM, Hwang PH, Iloreta AM, Ishii M, Ivan ME, Jafari A, Kennedy DW, Khan M, Kimple AJ, Kingdom TT, Knisely A, Kuo YJ, Lal D, Lamarre ED, Lan MY, Le H, Lechner M, Lee NY, Lee JK, Lee VH, Levine CG, Lin JC, Lin DT, Lobo BC, Locke T, Luong AU, Magliocca KR, Markovic SN, Matnjani G, McKean EL, Me?o C, Mendenhall WM, Michel L, Na'ara S, Nicolai P, Nuss DW, Nyquist GG, Oakley GM, Omura K, Orlandi RR, Otori N, Papagiannopoulos P, Patel ZM, Pfister DG, Phan J, Psaltis AJ, Rabinowitz MR, Ramanathan M, Rimmer R, Rosen MR, Sanusi O, Sargi ZB, Schafhausen P, Schlosser RJ, Sedaghat AR, Senior BA, Shrivastava R, Sindwani R, Smith TL, Smith KA, Snyderman CH, Solares CA, Sreenath SB, Stamm A, St?lzel K, Sumer B, Surda P, Tajudeen BA, Thompson LDR, Thorp BD, Tong CCL, Tsang RK, Turner JH, Turri-Zanoni M, Udager AM, van Zele T, VanKoevering K, Welch KC, Wise SK, Witterick IJ, Won TB, Wong SN, Woodworth BA, Wormald PJ, Yao WC, Yeh CF, Zhou B, Palmer JN. International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Sinonasal Tumors. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Feb; 14(2):149-608.

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Ko EC, Hanna GJ. Immunotherapy for head and neck cancer: where do we go from here? Immunotherapy. 2023 12; 15(18):1497-1500.

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Zhang X, Ilyas OS, Getz KR, Rozek LS, Taylor JMG, Chinn SB, Wolf GT, Mondul AM. Aspirin use and head and neck cancer survival and recurrence. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Apr; 35(4):605-609.

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Cousseau CPV, Sorroche BP, de Jesus Teixeira R, de Carvalho AC, Melendez ME, de Castro Capuzzo R, Laus AC, da Silva LS, de Menezes NS, Carvalho AL, Arantes LMRB. miR-99a-5p as a biomarker for lymph node metastasis prediction in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. Head Neck. 2023 10; 45(10):2489-2497.

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Perez-Pacheco C, Schmitd LB, Furgal A, Bellile EL, Liu M, Fattah A, Gonzalez-Maldonado L, Unsworth SP, Wong SY, Rozek LS, Rao A, Wolf GT, Taylor JMG, Casper K, Mierzwa M, D'Silva NJ. Increased Nerve Density Adversely Affects Outcome in Oral Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 07 05; 29(13):2501-2512.

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Sheni R, Qin J, Viswanathan S, Castellucci E, Kalnicki S, Mehta V. Predictive Factors for Cancer Treatment Delay in a Racially Diverse and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Urban Population. JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 06; 19(6):e904-e915.

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