Thyroid Surgery for Tumours

Mr Omar Shaheen presented his Semon Lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine in November 1996. He outlines the identification and surgical treatment for various thyroid tumours, and acknowledges that a sound knowledge of anatomy, meticulous attention to detail, and a willingness to conserve is important. He recognises the difficulty in locating the parathyroid glands, … Continue reading “Thyroid Surgery for Tumours”

Revision of Classification of Laryngeal Cancer: Is it Long Overdue?

Professor Dr Oskar Kleinsasser gave his Semon Lecture on the 31st of October 1991 at the Royal Society of Medicine. In this, Kleinsasser proposes a new classification for laryngeal carcinomas. He promotes the division of the larynx into only 2 main areas, supraglottis and glottis, without the separate group of subglottic tumors. Before moving on … Continue reading “Revision of Classification of Laryngeal Cancer: Is it Long Overdue?”