Otolaryngology/head and neck surgery

Benjamin, Bruce NP

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04264.x

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Today, the specialty of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery encompasses a broad sweep of both medical and surgical diseases, with an emphasis on early diagnosis with the help of the telescope and the microscope. Major advances have been made in otoneurosurgery, rhinology, microlaryngeal and laser surgery, head and neck cancer surgery and paediatric otolaryngology.

Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW.

Correspondence:

1. Ishi K, Yamashita K, Akita M, Hirose H. Age-related development of the arrangement of connective tissue fibres in the lamina propria of the human vocal fold. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2001; 109: 1055-1064.
2. Smith BJ, Haffty BG, Sasaki CT. Molecular markers in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: their biological function and prognostic significance. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2001; 110: 221-228.

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