ABSTRACT Background Unknown primary cancer in the head and neck presents a difficult surgical treatment dilemma. Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary (SCCUP) typically present with an enlarging neck mass found on biopsy but with no indication of primary site on diagnostic exams such as flexible laryngoscopy, CT, MRI, and/or PET/CT ...
Nikhil Bellamkonda +5 more
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Biomimetic implant surface functionalization with liquid L-PRF products: in vitro study [PDF]
Objective: Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) clots and membranes are autologous blood concentrates widely used in oral surgical procedures; less is known, however, about the liquid formulations of such products.
BOZZUTO, GIUSEPPINA +5 more
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Anterolateral‐Thigh Fascia Lata Free Flap Versus Fibula Free Flap for Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis
The anterolateral thigh fascia lata “rescue” free flap has been employed as a novel tool in the treatment of advanced partial thickness mandibular osteoradionecrosis. Compared with the traditional fibula free flap for the same indication, the “rescue” flap provides similar outcomes in terms of disease resolution, superior functional outcomes, and ...
Conrad K. Blunck +8 more
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Grand Rounds in the Jefferson Digital Commons [PDF]
The Jefferson Digital Commons has a collection of grand rounds presentations archived from various departments, including: Surgery Otolaryngology Kimmel Cancer Center Family and Community Medicine Integrative ...
Kipnis, MSI, Daniel G.
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ALT Rescue Flap With Iliac Crest Bone Graft and Spanning Plate for Mandibular ORN
In select patients with focal full‐thickness mandibular ORN defects, the use of ALTFL in conjunction with ICBG and a spanning reconstructive plate appears to offer clinical and radiographic arrest of ORN. This technique has considerably lower morbidity than osteocutaneous reconstruction, with abbreviated hospital stays, a low complication rate, and no ...
Derek J. Vos +4 more
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Prosthetic Rehabilitation Following Lateral Resection of the Mandible with a Long Cantilever Implant-Supported Fixed Prosthesis: A 3-Year Clinical Report [PDF]
This clinical report describes the prosthetic management of the surgical reconstruction of a patient after mandibular resection. Complete oral rehabilitation was achieved with a maxillary complete denture and a mandibular implant-supported fixed ...
Ahmed, Ayman +3 more
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Transoral Minimal Access Mandibular Reconstruction Using Fibula Free Flap in Osteoradionecrosis
We conducted a retrospective review of 9 patients with mandibular ORN at our institution who underwent a limited transoral approach for segmental mandibulectomy reconstruction with fibula free flap and minimal access vessel isolation and anastomoses.
Derek J. Vos +7 more
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Summary: Skull osteoradionecrosis may happen after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Here in, the authors present a case of intracranial carcinoma with osteoradionecrosis and exposure of frontal bone with a large communication between nasal ...
Larissa Lanzaro +6 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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Radiotherapy‐Induced Otitis Media With Effusion in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Meta‐Analysis
This meta‐analysis of eight studies comprising 582 NPC patients provides the first quantitative synthesis of radiotherapy‐induced otitis media with effusion (OME), demonstrating a significant overall risk difference of 0.18 (95% CI: −0.06 to 0.42, p < 0.0001) in OME naive ears.
Nevin Yi Meng Chua +3 more
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