Proptosis due to otolaryngology causes a study [PDF]
Proximity of orbit to nose and paranasal sinuses makes it rather vulnerable to insults due to otolaryngological causes. The medial wall of orbit (Lamina papyracea) is rather paper thin and ithappens to form the lateral wall of anterior ethmoid air cells.
Kothandaraman, Kamakshi+1 more
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Molecular analysis of appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma and rectal adenocarcinoma in a patient with urothelial carcinoma: a case report [PDF]
Introduction: In this report, we present the case of a patient affected by appendiceal cystadenoma, a colorectal adenocarcinoma, and a concomitant bladder carcinoma, as well as the results of the molecular study of the most relevant mutational pathways ...
Colombino, Maria+6 more
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Sinonasal inverted papilloma; recurrence, malignant transformation and risk factors [PDF]
Sinonasal inverted papilloma is a rare benign epithelial tumor. Its three main clinical characteristics are the tendency of recurrence, the destructive ability of nearby structures and malignant transformation.
Ghindea, Teodora+9 more
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Variability in antifungal and antiviral use in hospitalized children [PDF]
We analyzed antifungal and antiviral prescribing among high-risk children across freestanding children’s hospitals. Antifungal and antiviral days of therapy varied across hospitals.
Gerber, Jeffrey S+6 more
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Presumed choroidal metastasis from soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma [PDF]
Purpose: To report a case of presumed choroidal metastasis from soft tissue myoepithelial carcinoma and highlight challenges in its diagnosis. Observations: A 52-year-old man was referred with a two-week history of photopsia in his left eye.
Bonar, Fiona+4 more
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Paranasal sinuses malignancies : a 12-year review of clinical characteristics [PDF]
Inadequate epidemiologic investigations of the paranasal sinuses malignancies prompted this retrospective study with special emphasis on a major group of 111 tumors.
Chamani, Mojtaba+3 more
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Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma-an unusual presentation [PDF]
Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) is a neoplasm that occurs frequently in the mucosa of the soft and hard palates, in the buccal mucosa and in the upper lip and is very rare within the nasopharynx. We present a case of PLGA, which presented as
Gulati, A, Kaul, R, Kaushik, R, Raina, S
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Do financial incentives for supplementary private health insurance reduce pressure on the public system? Evidence from Australia, CHERE Working Paper 2006/11 [PDF]
In many developed countries, budgetary pressures have made government investigate private insurance to reduce pressure on their public health system. Between 1997 and 2000 the Australian government implemented a series of reforms intended to increase ...
Elizabeth Savage, Mingshan Lu
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A casemix analysis of hospital admissions in six specialties for Barking & Havering Health Authority. [PDF]
To examine admission rates for Barking & Havering residents to six surgical specialties by first looking at elective, emergency and total workloads, then at the casemix of elective work using Healthcare Resource Groups.
Cook, Adam+2 more
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Reconstruction of the columella and the tip of the nose with an island-shaped forehead flap [PDF]
Background. Posttraumatic and postoperative defects of columella and the tip of the nose are difficult to reconstruct. There are several operative methods described in the literature, and many of them are step-by-step procedures with long duration ...
Milićević Saša+4 more
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