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Being told you may have cancer of the head or neck is one of the most frightening experiences a person can face. The diagnosis often comes suddenly — a biopsy result from your dentist or ENT, an unexpected finding on imaging, or a neck mass that won’t go away. What happens next can feel overwhelming, and one of the most common sources of anxiety is simply not knowing what to expect. This article walks you through what a typical first consultation with a head and neck surgeon

Oropharyngeal cancer — cancer arising in the tonsils, base of tongue, soft palate, or posterior pharyngeal wall — has changed dramatically over the past two decades. While this type of cancer was historically linked to tobacco and alcohol use, the majority of oropharyngeal cancers diagnosed today are caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer, there are important things you should understand abou

Following removal of a tumor or cancer from the sites of the head and neck, such as the tongue or the skin, there is a defect left which...

The parotid glands are the largest of the paired major salivary glands (the others being the submandibular and sublingual glands). There...

Cancers of the larynx are common, and diagnosed following the onset of hoarseness, or throat discomfort, usually experienced over the...

The transoral robotic surgery is done under general anesthesia. The surgery starts with an examination of the throat, called direct...

Oral cavity cancer is usually treated with surgery, sometimes followed by adjuvant treatment with radiation or chemotherapy. The most...

The most common type of malignancy in the mouth is squamous cell carcinoma, which is a type of epithelial cancer. Other uncommon types of...

Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is an option for treatment of small cancers arising at the palatine tonsil (side of the throat) or the...

A thyroid nodule, goiter, or malignancy is definitively treated with surgical removal. This is a well tolerated surgical procedure,...

Nodules in the thyroid gland are quite common, occurring in approximately 50% of persons by some estimates. The majority of these are...

The Head and Neck Cancer Program at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center is the first in the state of Wisconsin to utilize a new robotic...