Molecular determinants of HPV-induced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) arises in the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx and hypopharynx and is the sixth leading cancer by incidence worldwide. HNSCC is a heterogeneous disease which arises either due to
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Airway Unit Compromised airway conditions cause obstruction of the respiratory tract and present with difficulties in breathing. Sometimes a tracheostomy (an opening in the windpipe) is done to relieve such an obstruction. Our unit has performed a large number of airway reconstructions in children a
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Areas of Research To improve loco-regional control, the following properties of head and neck cancer are explored in our laboratory: 1) Invasive and metastasizing properties of tumor cells 2) Immune surveillance 3) Molecular determinants of HPV-induced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma 4) Tumor
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Head and neck cancer is a heterogeneous and mutilating disease demanding improvement of currently available treatment strategies due to high rate of treatment failures. Clinical evidence has emerged that head and neck cancer recurrence after the initial therapy depends greatly on an invasive phenoty
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Laryngotracheal cleft information The development of the larynx (voice box) and its separation from the esophagus (food pipe) is a complex process. When the larynx develops normally, it is completely separate from the esophagus, so swallowed foods go directly into the stomach. Laryngeal cleft is a r
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Patients review Malena Malena had undergone an extensive thoracic surgery for a congenital lung malformation at 6 months of age. She had a tracheostomy immediately after the surgery, followed by development of severe grade of subglottic stenosis. She underwent a cricotracheal resection with excision
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Montgomery T-tube removal MTT is used for stenting the airway after a stenosis correction surgery.The MTT is open at the upper end, though in some cases it might be closed by a cap. A closed MTT is used in complex airway stenosis surgery.Sometimes, the T-tube may get blocked due to dry secretions, m
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Lausanne Airway Course 4 ème édition 15,16 & 17 mai 2023 CHUV - Lausanne - Suisse A common platform for the airway surgeon (otorhinolaryngologists, pediatric surgeons, thoracic surgeons, general surgeons) anesthetists, intensivists and nurses Theme: Multilevel collaboration between doctors, speciali
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