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Esthesioneuroblastomas are rare, soft-tissue tumors that can often extend from the sinonasal cavity into the intracranial and orbital space. Prognosis depends upon the histological grade and location/extent of the tumor. Treatment often consists of maximum surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemoradiation therapy. We present a case of a patien...
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Schwannomas are benign, solitary, and well-differentiated tumors originating from Schwann cells. They may originate from any of the peripheral, cranial, or autonomic nerves of the body with the exception of the olfactory and the optic nerves. Schwannomas arising from the cervical sympathetic chain are very rare. Only < 65 cases have been reported i...
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Peritonsillar abscesses are the most common deep infections of the head and neck in young adults, despite the widespread use of antibiotics for treating tonsillitis and pharyngitis. Peritonsillar abscesses can be treated effectively with swift medical and sometimes surgical intervention. There are many complications of peritonsillar abscesses, some...
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Mucosal leishmaniasis (ML) is an uncommon complication of a disease seen primarily in the developing world. A 31-year-old previously healthy man presented with six months of nasal congestion, throat pain, hoarseness, and intermittent dysphagia and odynophagia. The leishmania culture was positive, and PCR testing was consistent with Leishmania brazi...
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Mycosis fungoides is a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma characterized by cutaneous patches and plaques that may progress to hematologic involvement and Sezary syndrome. Second primary tumors have been described in the literature without emphasis on head and neck neoplasms. We report two cases of head and neck malignancies in patients with a history of myc...
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For genu recurvatum deformity after tibial fracture, precise correction osteotomy is necessary to acquire a good clinical outcome. No report on genu recurvatum has evaluated precise preoperative planning with image-processing software for three-dimensional (3D) design and modeling. We herein report a case of osseous genu recurvatum treated by anter...
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Objectives. To illustrate the only reported case of Wegener's granulomatosis limited to the head and neck, and to provide an update on current knowledge and treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis. Case report. A 50-year-old man presented with bilateral chronic otitis and mastoiditis, eventually developing bilateral facial palsies. While he progresse...
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Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive primary malignancy which invades the pleura, peritoneum or pericardium. Mortality rates are high. Local tumor invasion is inevitable; and metastasis to the chest wall, mediastinum, or thoracic spine is common. Distal metastasis to osseous structures other than the thoracic spine is rare. External beam ra...
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Temporal lobe abscess is a rare complication of mastoiditis or other otogenic infections. Signs and symptoms are caused by tissue damage or displacement, and the presentation includes fever, headache, meningeal signs, and altered mental/sensory status. In the setting of acute mastoiditis, the rate of occurrence of a cerebral abscess is very rare, a...
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Precise reconstruction of external auditory canal (EAC) defect is important for the prevention of retraction pocket and recurrent cholesteatoma. This report describes a new technique for the reconstruction of EAC defect by using bonewax template and the cortical bone. Canal defect reconstruction was performed successfully after the removal of EAC c...
