Göran Laurell
Professor at Department of Surgical Sciences; Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 285 47 19, +46 72 198 65 57
- E-mail:
- goran.laurell@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 78/79
751 85 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset, ingång 78/79
751 85 Uppsala

Publications
Recent publications
Part of Cancer, 2025
- DOI for Radiotherapy or surgical treatment of early glottic carcinoma: A population-based study from the Swedish Head and Neck Cancer Register evaluating primary treatment outcomes for patients with T1a/T1b tumors
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Machine learning explainability for survival outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Part of International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2025
- DOI for Machine learning explainability for survival outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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World-wide survey on the treatment of peripheral vestibular disorders
Part of Frontiers in Neurology, 2025
- DOI for World-wide survey on the treatment of peripheral vestibular disorders
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Fall-related injury among patients with vestibular schwannoma
Part of PLOS ONE, 2024
- DOI for Fall-related injury among patients with vestibular schwannoma
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Part of Head and Neck, p. 2422-2431, 2024
- DOI for Prognostic value of bone marrow and tumor 18F‐FDG uptake on PET/CT in patients with oropharyngeal cancer and the interplay between inflammation and FDG uptake
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All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Cancer, 2025
- DOI for Radiotherapy or surgical treatment of early glottic carcinoma: A population-based study from the Swedish Head and Neck Cancer Register evaluating primary treatment outcomes for patients with T1a/T1b tumors
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Machine learning explainability for survival outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Part of International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2025
- DOI for Machine learning explainability for survival outcome in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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World-wide survey on the treatment of peripheral vestibular disorders
Part of Frontiers in Neurology, 2025
- DOI for World-wide survey on the treatment of peripheral vestibular disorders
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Fall-related injury among patients with vestibular schwannoma
Part of PLOS ONE, 2024
- DOI for Fall-related injury among patients with vestibular schwannoma
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Part of Head and Neck, p. 2422-2431, 2024
- DOI for Prognostic value of bone marrow and tumor 18F‐FDG uptake on PET/CT in patients with oropharyngeal cancer and the interplay between inflammation and FDG uptake
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Part of Head and Neck, p. 808-818, 2024
- DOI for Pretreatment fat‐free mass index correlates with early death in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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Part of Western Journal of Nursing Research, p. 790-798, 2024
- DOI for Swedish Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Head and Neck Patient Symptom Checklist: An Instrument to Screen for Nutrition Impact Symptoms in Clinical Practice and Research
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Part of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024
- DOI for Mapping the impact of malnutrition as defined by the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition and nutrition impact symptoms on the possibility of returning to work after treatment for head and neck cancer
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Part of Scientific Reports, 2024
- DOI for Hearing loss and its association with the proteome of perilymph, cerebrospinal fluid, and tumor tissue in patients with vestibular schwannoma
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2024
- DOI for Six-month mortality has decreased for patients with curative treatment intent for head and neck cancer in Sweden
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Part of Austin Journal of Dentistry, p. 1174-1174, 2023
Part of Cancers, p. 4705-4705, 2023
- DOI for Predicting Return to Work after Head and Neck Cancer Treatment Is Challenging Due to Factors That Affect Work Ability
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Part of European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2023
- DOI for Perceptions of life and experiences of health care support among individuals one year after head and neck cancer treatment-An interview study
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Part of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023
- DOI for Loco-Regional Control and Sustained Difference in Serum Immune Protein Expression in Patients Treated for p16-Positive and p16-Negative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Part of Cancers, 2022
- DOI for Longitudinal Changes in the Fatty Acid Profile in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: Associations with Treatment and Inflammatory Response
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Part of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022
- DOI for Serum Proteomics in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: Peripheral Blood Immune Response to Treatment
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Part of Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022
- DOI for The Acute Effects of Furosemide on Na-K-Cl Cotransporter-1, Fetuin-A and Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor in the Guinea Pig Cochlea
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Part of BMJ Open, 2022
- DOI for Internet-based support for informal caregivers to individuals with head and neck cancer (Carer eSupport): a study protocol for the development and feasibility testing of a complex online intervention
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Part of Supportive Care in Cancer, p. 6163-6173, 2022
- DOI for Addressing symptoms that affect patients' eating according to the Head and Neck Patient Symptom Checklist(C)
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Hydrogen Gas Inhalation Attenuates Acute Impulse Noise Trauma: A Preclinical In Vivo Study
Part of Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, p. 865-872, 2022
- DOI for Hydrogen Gas Inhalation Attenuates Acute Impulse Noise Trauma: A Preclinical In Vivo Study
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Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 78-83, 2022
- DOI for Mandibular resection in patients with head and neck cancer: acute and long-term complications after reconstruction
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Part of Cancers, 2022
- DOI for Higher Risk of Recurrence in Patients Treated for Head and Neck Cancer with Low BMI and Elevated Levels of C-Reactive Protein
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Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 878-884, 2021
- DOI for Circulating fatty acids in patients with head and neck cancer after treatment: an explorative study with a one-year perspective
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Part of Metabolites, 2021
- DOI for Automated Sequential Analysis of Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Fractions of Biological Samples: Increasing Single-Injection Chemical Coverage in Untargeted Metabolomics
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The proteome of the human endolymphatic sac endolymph
Part of Scientific Reports, 2021
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Part of Head and Neck, p. 3843-3856, 2021
A Nordic survey of the management of palliative care in patients with head and neck cancer
Part of European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, p. 2027-2032, 2021
- DOI for A Nordic survey of the management of palliative care in patients with head and neck cancer
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Inhalation of Molecular Hydrogen, a Rescue Treatment for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Part of Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2021
- DOI for Inhalation of Molecular Hydrogen, a Rescue Treatment for Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
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Part of Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, p. 100-106, 2020
An explorative study on energy balance in patients with head and neck cancer
Part of Nutrition and Cancer, p. 1191-1199, 2020
- DOI for An explorative study on energy balance in patients with head and neck cancer
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Part of Otology and Neurotology, p. 545-553, 2020
Worldwide survey on laboratory testing of vestibular function
Part of Neurology, p. 379-387, 2020
Part of Head and Neck, p. 860-872, 2020
Absence of high-risk human papilloma virus in p16 positive inverted sinonasal papilloma
Part of European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases, p. 201-206, 2020
Part of POLISH JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, p. 33-40, 2020
- DOI for Development of bacterial resistance during treatment with topical gentamicin for chronic rhinosinusitis in patients with cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesis. Retrospective case series
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Systemic Inflammatory Reaction in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer-An Explorative Study
Part of Frontiers in Oncology, 2019
- DOI for Systemic Inflammatory Reaction in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer-An Explorative Study
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Part of Frontiers in Oncology, 2019
- DOI for Exploring Radiation Response in Two Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma Cell Lines Through Metabolic Profiling
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The Human Endolymphatic Sac and Inner Ear Immunity: Macrophage Interaction and Molecular Expression
Part of Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
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Mapping of human papilloma virus, p16, and epstein-barr virus in non-malignant tonsillar disease
Part of Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology (LIO), p. 285-291, 2019
- DOI for Mapping of human papilloma virus, p16, and epstein-barr virus in non-malignant tonsillar disease
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Middle Ear Administration of a Particulate Chitosan Gel in an in vivo Model of Cisplatin Ototoxicity
Part of Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019
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Part of Metabolomics, 2019
- DOI for An LCMS-based untargeted metabolomics protocol for cochlear perilymph: highlighting metabolic effects of hydrogen gas on the inner ear of noise exposed Guinea pigs
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Early mortality after diagnosis of cancer of the head and neck: A population-based nationwide study
Part of PLOS ONE, 2019
- DOI for Early mortality after diagnosis of cancer of the head and neck: A population-based nationwide study
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Pharmacological intervention in the field of ototoxicity
Part of HNO (Berlin. Print), p. 434-439, 2019
Part of European Journal of Cancer Care, 2019
Trismus in patients with head and neck cancer and 5-year overall survival
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 1123-1127, 2018
- DOI for Trismus in patients with head and neck cancer and 5-year overall survival
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Complications in translabyrinthine surgery of vestibular schwannoma
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 639-645, 2018
Part of PLOS ONE, 2018
- DOI for The proteome of perilymph in patients with vestibular schwannoma: A possibility to identify biomarkers for tumor associated hearing loss?
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Transoral Robotic Surgery in the Nordic Countries: Current Status and Perspectives
Part of Frontiers in Oncology, 2018
- DOI for Transoral Robotic Surgery in the Nordic Countries: Current Status and Perspectives
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The management and survival outcomes of nasopharyngeal cancer in the Nordic countries
Part of Acta Oncologica, p. 557-560, 2018
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 1020-1027, 2018
- DOI for Hyaluronan in vocal folds and false vocal folds in patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
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Gene expression changes in tumor free tongue tissue adjacent to tongue squamous cell carcinoma
Part of Oncotarget, p. 19389-19402, 2017
- DOI for Gene expression changes in tumor free tongue tissue adjacent to tongue squamous cell carcinoma
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Hydrogen Inhalation Protects against Ototoxicity Induced by Intravenous Cisplatin in the Guinea Pig
Part of Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017
- DOI for Hydrogen Inhalation Protects against Ototoxicity Induced by Intravenous Cisplatin in the Guinea Pig
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2017
- DOI for Expression profile of Epstein-Barr virus and human adenovirus small RNAs in tonsillar B and T lymphocytes
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Changes in intimate relationships following treatment for head and neck cancer: A qualitative study
Part of Journal of psychosocial oncology, p. 614-630, 2017
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 1024-1030, 2017
Part of Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, p. 541-550, 2017
- DOI for Lymphocyte profile and cytokine mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis suggest dysregulated cytokine mRNA response and impaired cytotoxic capacity
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Part of Otology and Neurotology, p. 1052-1059, 2017
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 877-882, 2017
Middle Ear Function and Pathophysiology in Andean Children Living at High Altitudes
Part of High Altitude Medicine & Biology, p. 163-170, 2017
Part of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, p. 895-904, 2017
Part of Radiotherapy and Oncology, p. 192-199, 2017
- DOI for Dysphagia - Results from multivariable predictive modelling on aspiration from a subset of the ARTSCAN trial
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Part of High Altitude Medicine & Biology, p. 37-45, 2017
Part of Social Science and Medicine, p. 54-61, 2016
Part of PLOS ONE, 2016
- DOI for Distribution and Molecular Characterization of Human Adenovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Infections in Tonsillar Lymphocytes Isolated from Patients Diagnosed with Tonsillar Diseases
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The Human Vestibular Aqueduct: Anatomical Characteristics and Enlargement Criteria
Part of Otology and Neurotology, p. 1637-1645, 2016
Part of Cell and Tissue Research, p. 13-27, 2016
Part of The journal of pathology. Clinical research, p. 3-8, 2016
- DOI for High expression of podoplanin in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue occurs predominantly in patients≤ 40 years but does not correlate with tumour spread
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Combined effects of smoking and HPV16 in oropharyngeal cancer
Part of International Journal of Epidemiology, p. 752-761, 2016
Part of Psycho-Oncology, p. 95-95, 2016
A Nordic survey on the management of head and neck CUP
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 1159-1163, 2016
- DOI for A Nordic survey on the management of head and neck CUP
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Part of Journal of Clinical Nursing, p. 3160-3166, 2016
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 304-311, 2016
In Response to Immunohistochemical Localization of OCT2 in the Cochlea of Various Species
Part of The Laryngoscope, 2016
Part of Radiotherapy and Oncology, p. 335-341, 2016
Efficient Isolation Protocol for B and T Lymphocytes from Human Palatine Tonsils
Part of Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2015
Part of The Open Neuroimaging Journal, p. 7-12, 2015
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 985-994, 2015
Meaning of work and the process of returning after head and neck cancer
Part of Supportive Care in Cancer, p. 205-213, 2015
Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 280-289, 2015
Part of British Journal of Cancer, p. 1760-1765, 2015
Part of British Journal of Cancer, p. 321-326, 2015
Part of Psycho-Oncology, p. 256-257, 2015
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 1058-1064, 2015
Immunohistochemical localization of OCT2 in the cochlea of various species
Part of The Laryngoscope, 2015
Incidence of tonsillar cancer in northern Sweden: Impact of human papilloma virus
Part of Oncology Letters, p. 3565-3572, 2015
Part of Radiation Oncology, p. 160, 2014
- DOI for Weight and body mass index in relation to irradiated volume and to overall survival in patients with oropharyngeal cancer: a retrospective cohort study
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Part of Otology and Neurotology, p. 526-532, 2014
Part of Tumor Biology, p. 4194-4198, 2014
- DOI for Expression of CXCL10 is associated with response to radiotherapy and overall survival in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue
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Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 401-406, 2014
High expression of p63 is correlated to poor prognosis in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue
Part of Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine, p. 14-19, 2014
Radiation-induced trismus in the ARTSCAN head and neck trial
Part of Acta Oncologica, p. 620-627, 2014
Part of Acta Oto-Laryngologica, p. 448-454, 2014
How Patients Make use of a Specialist Nurse Function in Head and Neck Cancer: An Empirical Study
Part of Psycho-Oncology, p. 159-159, 2014
Part of Journal of psychosocial oncology, p. 322-341, 2014
Part of Supportive Care in Cancer, p. 2361-2369, 2014
Part of The Open Neuroimaging Journal, p. 27-31, 2013
Evaluation of human papillomavirus antibodies and risk of subsequent head and neck cancer
Part of Journal of Clinical Oncology, p. 2708-2715, 2013
Part of Acta Oncologica, p. 711-718, 2013
Cochlear Pharmacokinetics of Cisplatin: An In Vivo Study in the Guinea Pig
Part of The Laryngoscope, p. 3172-3177, 2013
Part of Journal of Clinical Nursing, p. 1034-1043, 2013
Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Narrate the Importance of Being Included in a Helping System
Part of Psycho-Oncology, p. 63-63, 2013
Part of Oncology Letters, 2012
Immunodefense of the round window
Part of The Laryngoscope, p. 1057-62, 2008
Articles, review/survey
Vitamin D in Head and Neck Cancer: a Systematic Review
Part of Current Oncology Reports, 2021
- DOI for Vitamin D in Head and Neck Cancer: a Systematic Review
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Early death among head and neck cancer patients
Part of Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, p. 115-120, 2016