Oncocytic carcinomas of the nasal cavity are extremely rare. We report 1 patient whose primary tumor and neck lymphadenopathies were under control nearly 2 years after combined surgery and radiotherapy. An 80-year-old man with a history of nasal oncocytoma had received excision twice previously. Computed tomography demonstrated locally advanced recurrent tumor invading the paranasal sinuses and...

Abstract Background Pseudoaneurysm formation is known to complicate arteriovenous haemodialysis access. Ultrasound guided thrombin injection a recognised treatment option, but not possible in pseudoaneurysms with no measurable neck. Balloon assisted techniques have been described such cases, which transiently obstruct flow out of the pseudoaneurysm and thereby prevent non-target embolization du...

BACKGROUND Quality of life has become a major issue in determining the outcome of treatment in head and neck surgery with curative intent. The aim of our study was to determine which factors in the postoperative care, especially shoulder and neck morbidity, are related to quality of life and how these outcomes compared between patients who had undergone surgery and a control group. METHODS We...

OBJECTIVE To compare health-related quality of life in patients having no neck dissection and those having a selective dissection, with particular reference to shoulder dysfunction. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Regional Maxillofacial Unit, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, England. PATIENTS Two hundred seventy-eight consecutive patients undergoing primary surgery for previously...

BACKGROUND We present a case report of a patient with recurrent thyroid carcinoma, previously treated with surgery and radiotherapy, who developed asystolic episodes on 2 occasions as the result of positioning of the neck in hyperextension for head and neck surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS In carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH), the carotid sinus reflex is greatly exaggerated, resulting in profo...

MD. Surgeon in the Head and Neck Group, Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia (IAG), Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. PhD. Surgeon in the Head and Neck Group, Instituto Alfa de Gastroenterologia (IAG), Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. MD. Resident in He...

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