Frontiers in Oncology | Head and Neck Cancer

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2026

Pre-treatment peripheral absolute monocyte count predicts metastatic progression and survival outcomes in treatment-naive non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma

in Head and Neck Cancer

Fen Cai
Shuopo Fang
Jianfeng Cai
Guodong Qiu
Xiaorui Cai

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1696050

103 views

Case Report

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Development of a Second Primary Tumor During Maintenance Immunotherapy in Metastatic Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report

in Head and Neck Cancer

Xiaoyu Liu
Hanquan Sun
Shangzhong Chen
Shasha He
Min Ouyang
Ping Liu

Frontiers in Oncology

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

Identifying key risk factors for thrombocytopenia in patients undergoing radical chemoradiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer: A retrospective study

in Head and Neck Cancer

Qiongling Huang
Xinyuan Luo
Baoling Li
Ming Lu
Xiao-fang Chen
Enhui Qiu

Frontiers in Oncology

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Feb 2026

A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial of Orally Administered Yeast-Derived β-Glucan for Alleviating Chemoradiotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

in Head and Neck Cancer

Xiwei Xu
Fang Li
Fanglin Xie
Feixia Zhuo
Xiaomin Xie
Qingfeng Yang
Renwei Jiang
Jinman Chen
Siyang Wang
Yuanling Luo

Frontiers in Oncology

Case Report

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Case Report: Awake lateral decubitus intubation for a patient with critical tracheal stenosis secondary to retrosternal goiter: salvaging a 2 mm airway without ECMO support

in Head and Neck Cancer

ShuiJing Wu
BingDuo Wang
Ping Cui
Hui Ye
ShengWen Song
XiangMing Fang
GuoHao Xie

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1712391

285 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Treatment outcomes for oropharyngeal cancer: findings from an institutional study

in Head and Neck Cancer

Changshu Wang
Jérôme Costisella
Benoit Emond-Guilbert
Isabelle Gauthier
Pierre-Hugues Fortier
Sameh Geha
Ayman Jafar Oweida
Mathieu Belzile

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1720966

334 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Assessing the robustness and clinical evaluation of a deep−learning segmentation model for head and neck cancer

in Head and Neck Cancer

Daniel H. Schanne
Léandre Cuenot
Sarah Brüningk
Mauricio Reyes
Olgun Elicin

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1731007

373 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Feb 2026

Surgical outcomes of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck: analysis of resection margins, recurrences, and metastasis

in Head and Neck Cancer

Felix Deffner
Anna Charlotta Schlieper
Givi Magradze
Christoph Becker
Naglaa Mansour
Andreas Knopf
Susanne M. Moldenhauer
Kia Melzer
Manuel Christoph Ketterer

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1766397

321 views

General Commentary

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Commentary: LAT1 expression in head and neck cancer: a prognostic biomarker with potential relevance for BNCT

in Head and Neck Cancer

Xiaobing Liao
Yuanyu Zhu
Changqian Piao
Yixin Zhang
Yong Tang

Frontiers in Oncology

110 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

A preliminary study to evaluate efficacy and safety of Lugol's solution following radioiodine for remnant ablation in differentiated thyroid cancer

in Head and Neck Cancer

Jiangfeng Wang
Yunyun Zhu
Quan-Yong Luo
Chentian Shen

Frontiers in Oncology

Correction

Accepted on 11 Feb 2026

Correction to “General Commentary: The letter to editor" Immune-metabolic crosstalk in HNSCC: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities"”

in Head and Neck Cancer

Jiayi Chen

Frontiers in Oncology

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

Core Needle Biopsy as a First-Line Diagnostic Tool for Selected Thyroid Nodules: A Real-World Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance and Safety

in Head and Neck Cancer

Xing Li
Yi Pan
Yanmei Ou
Xin Gao
Yue Gao
Luwei Liu
Yinze Li
Yong Xu
Wengui Xu

Frontiers in Oncology

159 views

Review

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

EGFRvIII expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: clinical significance and sources of frequency variation across studies

in Head and Neck Cancer

Sherin James
Benjamin Kasten
Jackie Shi
Akhilesh Mohan Wodeyar
Julian Barnhill
Ivan Reap
Carissa M Thomas
Anthony Morlandt
Eben Rosenthal
Jason M Warram

Frontiers in Oncology

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

Genomic Profiling and HER2-Targeted Therapy: A Case Series of Chinese Salivary Duct Carcinoma Patients and Its Clinical Implications

in Head and Neck Cancer

Xiang Huang
Wei Yu
Xiaomo Li
Boning Cai
Qu Baolin
Jing Chen
Pei Zhang
Xinrui Chen
Yanli Liu
Shengqiang Feng

Frontiers in Oncology

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

Mandibular Preservation vs. Sacrifice Following Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Locally Advanced Oral Cancer: A Comparative Study of Surgical and Quality-of-Life Outcomes

in Head and Neck Cancer

Qiongqiong Yu
Zhenjie Guan

Frontiers in Oncology

Case Report

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

Case Report: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategy for a Case of Multiple Chest Wall Implantations and Neck Lymph Node Metastasis Following Total Areola Endoscopic Surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma

in Head and Neck Cancer

Shuai Zhang
Qizhi Li
Liang Jiang
Xiqun Zhu
Xiaohui Jiang

Frontiers in Oncology

190 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

Muscle Matters: Automated CT-Based Body Composition Analysis Predicts Survival in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated with Immunotherapy

in Head and Neck Cancer

Frederic Jungbauer
Sonja Ludwig
Lena Huber
Annette Affolter
Anne Lammert
Nicole Rotter
Claudia Scherl
Elena Seiz
Farrokh Vahidi
Stefan Schoenberg

Frontiers in Oncology

Review

Accepted on 09 Feb 2026

The Critical Role of Ferroptosis in Thyroid Cancer Development and Potential Therapeutic Implications

in Head and Neck Cancer

Li Yinghao
Tao Qian
Zhongyu Han
Chuchu Wang
Meiqi Zhang
Chi Huang
Qingqing Gu
Shuangyan Zhang
Yumeng Lin
Jianhua Wang

Frontiers in Oncology

134 views

Correction

Accepted on 06 Feb 2026

Correction: Real-world treatment patterns and clinical outcomes among elderly patients with locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in the United States

in Head and Neck Cancer

Dandan Zheng
Su Zhang
Behzad Bidadi
Nati Lerman
Yan Song
Rui Song
Jiayang Li
Anyu Zhu
Yue Tang
James Signorovitch

Frontiers in Oncology

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Optimal timing of surgery in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy

in Head and Neck Cancer

Hanbo Seng
Yunli Fan
Rui Zhao
Yanyan Liu
Jinping Meng
Ziqi Wang
Yanyan Chen
Shengli Shao
Dongjie Seng

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1742883

511 views

Original Research

Accepted on 05 Feb 2026

Retrospective analysis of nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel combined with toripalimab and platinum as first-line treatment for Chinese patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer

in Head and Neck Cancer

Jinlan Li
Rui Zhong
Shuo Yang
Yi He
Wei Wang
Po Chen

Frontiers in Oncology

108 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 04 Feb 2026

Prognostic Factors in Young Patients With Oral Cavity Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 24 Studies

in Head and Neck Cancer

Rami Saade
Rita Khoury
Jana Hassan
Gibran Atwi
Hady Ghanem
Caroline Jabbour
Annoir Shayya

Frontiers in Oncology

Review

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Cross-disciplinary communication between oral and gut microbiota in head and neck cancer

in Head and Neck Cancer

Xinhua Lin
Hanbin Qin
Zhonglu Liu
Xin Zhao
Xuexia Liu
Hua Zhang

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1740060

671 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Feb 2026

Osteoradionecrosis after mandibular reconstruction: a comparative cohort study on quality of life and complications

in Head and Neck Cancer

Peng Zhang
Taiqing Lu
Ruiyan Gu
Wenli Yang

Frontiers in Oncology

doi 10.3389/fonc.2026.1758210

604 views

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Pre-treatment peripheral absolute monocyte count predicts metastatic progression and survival outcomes in treatment-naive non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Development of a Second Primary Tumor During Maintenance Immunotherapy in Metastatic Gingival Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report

Identifying key risk factors for thrombocytopenia in patients undergoing radical chemoradiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer: A retrospective study

A Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial of Orally Administered Yeast-Derived β-Glucan for Alleviating Chemoradiotherapy-Induced Oral Mucositis in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

Case Report: Awake lateral decubitus intubation for a patient with critical tracheal stenosis secondary to retrosternal goiter: salvaging a 2 mm airway without ECMO support

Treatment outcomes for oropharyngeal cancer: findings from an institutional study

Assessing the robustness and clinical evaluation of a deep−learning segmentation model for head and neck cancer

Surgical outcomes of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck: analysis of resection margins, recurrences, and metastasis

Commentary: LAT1 expression in head and neck cancer: a prognostic biomarker with potential relevance for BNCT

A preliminary study to evaluate efficacy and safety of Lugol's solution following radioiodine for remnant ablation in differentiated thyroid cancer

Correction to “General Commentary: The letter to editor" Immune-metabolic crosstalk in HNSCC: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities"”

Core Needle Biopsy as a First-Line Diagnostic Tool for Selected Thyroid Nodules: A Real-World Evaluation of Diagnostic Performance and Safety

EGFRvIII expression in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: clinical significance and sources of frequency variation across studies

Genomic Profiling and HER2-Targeted Therapy: A Case Series of Chinese Salivary Duct Carcinoma Patients and Its Clinical Implications

Mandibular Preservation vs. Sacrifice Following Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Locally Advanced Oral Cancer: A Comparative Study of Surgical and Quality-of-Life Outcomes

Case Report: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategy for a Case of Multiple Chest Wall Implantations and Neck Lymph Node Metastasis Following Total Areola Endoscopic Surgery for papillary thyroid carcinoma

Muscle Matters: Automated CT-Based Body Composition Analysis Predicts Survival in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated with Immunotherapy

The Critical Role of Ferroptosis in Thyroid Cancer Development and Potential Therapeutic Implications

Correction: Real-world treatment patterns and clinical outcomes among elderly patients with locoregionally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in the United States

Optimal timing of surgery in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma after neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy

Retrospective analysis of nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel combined with toripalimab and platinum as first-line treatment for Chinese patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer

Prognostic Factors in Young Patients With Oral Cavity Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 24 Studies

Cross-disciplinary communication between oral and gut microbiota in head and neck cancer

Osteoradionecrosis after mandibular reconstruction: a comparative cohort study on quality of life and complications