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Diagnostic Accuracy and Safety of Endoscopic – Guided Office-Based Biopsies for Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Lesions at St. Luke’s Medical Center

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
 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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Clinically significant anatomical variation of the retropharyngeal internal carotid arteries

Radiology Case Reports, 2017
Although interpatient variations in the course and anatomy of extracranial internal carotid arteries (EICAs) have been described previously, intrapatient variability is rarely cited in the literature.
Jaskirat K. Gill, MD, Mehrin Sadiq, MD, Zain Badar, MD, Sajeev Ezhapilli, MD   +3 more
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Isolated hypopharynx lipoma: a case presentation and literature review

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2022
Background Lipomas are the most common benign mesenchymal tumors. They are defined as subcutaneous neoplasms of mature adipocyte cells that can occur wherever fatty tissue is. Lipomas are rare in the upper aerodigestive tract.
Naouar Ouattassi, Omaima Qassab, Nawal Hammas, Abdellatif Oudidi, Mohamed Nouredine El Amine El Alami   +4 more
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Vallecular Cholesterol Granuloma: Case Report

Lietuvos Chirurgija, 2023
Introduction. Cholesterol granuloma is a rare benign cystic neoplasm characterised by a fibrous capsule, and a cystic fluid containing cholesterol crystals, multinucleated giant cells, erythrocytes and haemosiderin.
Jūratė Vertelytė, Arnoldas Morozas
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Asymptomatic marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue in the hypopharynx, detected with esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports, 2018
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a type of lymphoma that commonly originates in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, and in rare instances may also occur in the head and neck region.
Takuya Okada, Kenro Kawada, Taro Sugimoto, Takashi Ito, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Yudai Kawamura, Masafumi Okuda, Yuichiro Kume, Tairo Ryotokuji, Akihiro Hoshino, Yutaka Tokairin, Yasuaki Nakajima   +11 more
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Hospitalization of Pediatric Patients with Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer in Brazil’s National Health System from 2008 to 2023

Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia
Introduction: Pediatric cancer patients often need inpatient admissions due to treatment or complications, but this variable was not systematically evaluated in Brazil’s public health services. Objective: To evaluate inpatient admissions of children and
Ricardo Barbosa Lima, Stefany Santana Bispo, Nathan Henrique de Santana Fontes, Everton Guilherme Jesus dos Santos, Talita Silva Sobral, Aquiles Sales Craveiro Sarmento, Breno Gustavo do Nascimento Gomes, Silas Zambaldi Garcia   +7 more
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Preoperative circulating tumor cells integrated with imaging analysis for prognostic evaluation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood before surgery may help predict outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Here, we show when combined with tumor size and lymph node involvement from routine imaging, CTC status identifies high‐risk patients with poorer survival—offering a simple, minimally invasive tool ...
Susanne Flach, Gizem Abaci, Tom Huberty, Axel Lechner, Lukas Käsmann, Jens Ricke, Sophia Stöcklein, Martin Canis, Philipp Baumeister, Marianna Alunni‐Fabbroni   +9 more
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Congenital remnants as a cause of neonatal respiratory impairment

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2017
Neonatal respiratory distress is a potentially life-threatening condition, representing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for physicians, especially when it is caused by rare pathologies. Head and neck remnants are benign congenital neoplasms rarely
Filippo Carta, Riccardo Antonio Caria, Clara Gerosa, Sara Sionis, Melania Puddu, Giovanni Ottonello, Roberto Puxeddu   +6 more
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Somatostatin receptor 4 (SSTR4) is a tumor suppressor in cutaneous and head & neck squamous cell carcinomas

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study identifies somatostatin receptor 4 (Sstr4) as a critical tumor suppressor against skin and head/neck cancers (HNSCC, cSCC, and BCC). The loss of Sstr4 removes a check on cell growth, causing hyperactivation of the MAPK‐ERK signaling pathway (↑).
Ali Taqvi, Tuan Khang Huynh, Adway Kadam, Zahra Kardan, Yue Yan, Amina Jamal Laham, Sampath Kumar Loganathan   +6 more
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LYMPHOMA IN THE BASE OF THE TONGUE: A CASE REPORT IN AMAZON

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy, 2021
Lymphoma is the third most common malignant neoplasm in the world and accounts for 3 to 5% of malignant tumors. Lymphomas are B or T lymphocytic cell neoplasms that can be classified as Hodgkin's Lymphoma (LH) and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. In Brazil, it is
KOR Borges, GMRE Almeida, BVRE Almeida, MJS Rocha, GTO Silva, FSC Umbelino, ERF Silva, AM Vaz, CLMD Gonçalves, P Pezente   +9 more
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