OBJECTIVES Various modalities have been used to treat lymphatic malformations, such as steroids, the injection of sclerosing agents, aspiration, and surgery. Giant macrocystic lymphangiomas involving the cervicofacial region in infants and children constitute a major therapeutic challenge. METHODS This was a retrospective review of 47 pediatric patients with giant macrocystic lymphatic malfor...

OBJECTIVE To validate a disease-specific quality-of-life instrument--the Skin Cancer Index--intended to measure quality-of-life issues relevant to patients with nonmelanoma skin cancer. METHODS Internal reliability, convergent and divergent validity with existing scales, and factor analyses were performed in a cross-sectional study of 211 patients presenting with cervicofacial nonmelanoma ski...

Los lipomas son neoplasias benignas formadas por tejido adiposo maduro y que representan los tumores mesenquimales más frecuentes. gigantes se definen en relación a un tamaño mayor de 10 centímetros o peso 1 kilogramo. Su presentación nivel cabeza el cuello es infrecuente. Se caracterizan tener crecimiento lento, progresivo, deformante asintomático. Es necesaria la realización pruebas im...

Abstract Background Lymphatic malformations are rare benign tumors that result from congenital and acquired alterations of the lymphatic vessels. They occur most commonly on head neck region. The aim this study is to describe clinical profiles (LMHN) as well therapeutic modalities through our series review literature. Results This a retrospective record-based descriptive conducted in ENT Radiol...

two cases of advanced jaw destruction du e to act inomyces is mreported ; o ne with d iabetic d iathesis and a history o f too th ex tractio n the other had a t rauma o f the mandible wi th the fra cture; good results were obtained with penicillin thera py.

Cervicofacial actinomycosis is today a rare disease in our country. Isolated neck swelling due to actinomycosis is extremely rare. A case of 52 year old man with an isolated neck swelling due to actinomycosis without any discharging sinus is reported here.