Editorial Board/Aims & Scope
Journal progress in 2007–2008
Page 1
Crispian Scully
An outline of the history of head and neck oncology
Pages 2-9
Benedikt J. Folz, Carl E. Silver, Alessandra Rinaldo, Johannes J. Fagan, Loring W. Pratt, Neil Weir, Daniela Seitz and Alfio Ferlito
Critical evaluation of diagnostic aids for the detection of oral cancer
Pages 10-22
Mark W. Lingen, John R. Kalmar, Theodore Karrison and Paul M. Speight
Combined chemoradiation for the management of nasal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma: Elucidating the significance of systemic chemotherapy
Pages 23-30
Ye Guo, Jiade J. Lu, Xuejun Ma, Biyun Wang, Xiaonan Hong, Xiaoqiu Li and Jin Li
FDG PET in oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Value for confirmation of N0 neck and detection of occult metastases
Pages 31-36
Christiaan A. Krabbe, Pieter U. Dijkstra, Jan Pruim, Bernard F.M. van der Laan, Jacqueline E. van der Wal, Joost P. Gravendeel and Jan L.N. Roodenburg
A decision analysis: The dental management of patients prior to hematology cytotoxic therapy or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Pages 37-42
Sharon Elad, Todd Thierer, Menachem Bitan, Michael Y. Shapira and Cyril Meyerowitz
Expression of survivin and XIAP for DMBA-induced hamster buccal pouch squamous cell carcinogenesis is associated with p53 accumulation
Pages 43-49
Shue-Sang Hsue, Yuk-Kwan Chen and Li-Min Lin
Tumor cell proliferation and microsatellite alterations in human ameloblastoma
Pages 50-60
M. Migaldi, G. Sartori, G. Rossi, A. Cittadini and A. Sgambato
Reconstruction of the hypopharynx after free jejunum flap failure: Is a second free jejunum transfer feasible
Pages 61-64
Giulia Bertino, Marco Benazzo, Antonio Occhini, Patrizia Gatti, Roberto Spasiano and Mario Alessiani
Non-invasive measurement of the morphology and physiology of oral mucosa by use of optical spectroscopy
Pages 65-71
A. Amelink, O.P. Kaspers, H.J.C.M. Sterenborg, J.E. van der Wal, J.L.N. Roodenburg and M.J.H. Witjes
EpCAM expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity: Frequency and relationship to clinicopathologic features
Pages 72-77
Klaus Laimer, Dominic Fong, Guenther Gastl, Peter Obrist, Frank Kloss, Tarkan Tuli, Robert Gassner, Michael Rasse, Burghard Norer and Gilbert Spizzo
DNA ploidy, proliferative capacity and intratumoral heterogeneity in primary and recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) – Potential implications for clinical management and treatment decisions
Pages 78-85
Holger G. Hass, Andreas Schmidt, Oliver Nehls and Stephan Kaiser
The determination of the levels of circulating galectin-1 and -3 in HNSCC patients could be used to monitor tumor progression and/or responses to therapy
Pages 86-93
Sven Saussez, Francois Lorfevre, Thomas Lequeux, Guy Laurent, Gilbert Chantrain, Francoise Vertongen, Gérard Toubeau, Christine Decaestecker and Robert Kiss
Estradiol, tamoxifen and ICI 182,780 alter α3 and β1 integrin expression and laminin-1 adhesion in oral squamous cell carcinoma cell cultures
Pages 94-99
Katja Nelson, Victor Helmstaedter, Cynthia Moreau and Hermann Lage
Comment on “The flow cytometric analysis of premalignant and malignant lesions in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma” [Kamal-Eldin Ahmed Abou-Elhamd and Tito Naeem Habib. Oral Oncol 2007;43(4):366–72]
Pages 100-101
Sergio Gandolfo, Monica Pentenero, Anna Demurtas and Roberto Navone
Response to the comments by Gandolfo et al. on ‘The flow cytometric analysis of premalignant and malignant lesions in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma published on oral oncology’
Page 102
K.A. Abou-Elhamd and T.N. Habib