Hoarseness in a nigerian tertiary health facility: Prevalence, aetiology and predisposing factors
Objectives: To determine the prevalence, aetiology and predisposing factors in patients presenting with hoarseness to Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto.
Foluso Mercy Adeyeye +2 more
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Mantle cell lymphoma of the larynx: Primary case report [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Primary laryngeal lymphomas are exceedingly rare. Only about a hundred cases have been reported. They consist mainly of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, especially of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.
Anass A Bennani-Baiti +7 more
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Tumor bed brachytherapy for locally advanced laryngeal cancer: a feasibility assessment of combination with ferromagnetic hyperthermia [PDF]
Purpose. To assess the feasibility of adding hyperthermia to an original method of organ-preserving brachytherapy treatment for locally advanced head and neck tumors. Methods and materials.
Bar-Ad, Voichita +6 more
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Metallopanstimulin as a marker for head and neck cancer [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Metallopanstimulin (MPS-1) is a ribosomal protein that is found in elevated amounts in the sera of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
A Agrawal +28 more
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Systematic review and evidence synthesis of non-cervical human papillomavirus-related disease health systems costs and quality of life estimates [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Many economic evaluations of human papillomavirus vaccination should ideally consider multiple disease outcomes, including anogenital warts, respiratory papillomatosis and non-cervical cancers (eg, anal, oropharyngeal, penile, vulvar and ...
Burns, L +5 more
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Synovial Sarcoma of the Larynx: Report of a Case and Review of Literature
Sarcomas account for less than 1% of malignant neoplasms arising in the head and neck in adults. Laryngeal synovial sarcoma is an extremely rare form of laryngeal malignancy with less than 20 cases reported in the literature.
Geetha Narayanan +3 more
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Surgically-Treated Locoregionally Advanced Hypopharyngeal Cancer: Outcomes
Introduction Hypopharyngeal tumors are head and neck malignancies associated with a great mortality rate, and the treatment of advanced lesions constitutes a challenging problem.
Jorge Rodrigues +2 more
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Background Monoclonal plasma cell neoplasms are rare; laryngeal solitary plasmacytoma is very rare. Case presentation This is the case of a 46-year-old man who has been treated for chronic laryngitis for 8 months; he presented first with dysphonia ...
Kaoutar Cherrabi +2 more
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Treatment of head and neck cancer with photodynamic therapy: results after one year [PDF]
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new and promising treatment modality for the treatment of malignant disease. This paper reports the preliminary experience of our group in the use of this therapy for the treatment of tumours arising in the head and neck ...
DeJode, ML +4 more
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Objective: To determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and safety of endoscopic guided office-based biopsies (OBB) in diagnosing laryngeal and pharyngeal neoplasms at the St.
Diana Fernandez, Ronaldo Soriano
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