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Tumores de glándula submandibular: experiencia clínica del Hospital Guillermo Grant Benavente

RESUMEN Introducción: Los tumores de la glándula submandibular son poco frecuentes. Representan menos del 1% de todos los tumores de cabeza y cuello. Corresponden al 10% de los tumores de las glándulas salivales. Aproximadamente el 50% son malignos. Objetivos: Analizar la experiencia clínica con la...

Plenitud ótica como primer síntoma en patología del espacio parafaríngeo

RESUMEN Los tumores del espacio parafaríngeo (EP) son poco frecuentes, representando el 0,5%-1% de las neoplasias de cabeza y cuello. La distribución de los tumores del EP constituye: 40% tumores de glándulas salivales, seguidos de tumores neurogénicos y adenopatías. Presentamos un caso de una pacie...

Reconstrucción en cabeza y cuello: un desafío en oncología

RESUMEN Considerando los avances en las modalidades de tratamiento para el cáncer de cabeza y cuello, el manejo quirúrgico de los defectos ha cambiado significativamente en las últimas décadas. Con la mejoría del manejo previo a la cirugía en la década de los 40s-50s, la cirugía ablativa o resect...

Free tissue flaps in head and neck reconstruction: clinical application and analysis of 93 patients of a single institution

Abstract Introduction Reconstruction with a free flap is routine in head and neck surgery because of better functional outcomes, improved esthetics, and generally higher success rates. Objective To evaluate the clinical outcomes in patients undergoing different microvascular free flap reconstructions. ...

Schwannoma de plexo braquial: reporte de un caso

RESUMEN Los tumores de plexo braquial son poco frecuentes, representando menos del 5% de los tumores que afectan a las extremidades superiores. Suelen presentarse entre la tercera y quinta década de la vida como una masa palpable, que puede acompañarse de dolor, parestesias y déficit motor. A continua...

A Retrospective Analysis of Patients Presenting with Head and Neck Paragangliomas at Two Tertiary Referral Centres in Jamaica

West Indian med. j; 67 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: Paragangliomas are slow-growing tumours that present with varied clinical spectra. Early recognition is paramount in achieving reduced morbidity and mortality. There is a paucity of data regarding head and neck paragangliomas (HNPGs) in the Caribbean literature. This study aimed to r...

Surgical treatment of a massive neurofibroma of the head and neck in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report

Int. j. morphol; 36 (1), 2018
SUMMARY: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a rare autosomal dominant neurogenetic disease with variable clinical manifestations, which are primarily manifested as neurofibromas, café-au-lait macules (CALMs) and skeletal deformities. Although generally benign, expansile neurofibromas that are characteris...

Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap in Head And Neck Surgery reconstructions: critical analysis

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the results of the use of the pectoralis major flap in the reconstruction of head and neck surgeries. Methods: we conducted a retrospective study with data bank analysis and review of medical records of patients with head and neck cancer operated at the Discipline of H...

Translation and cultural adaptation of the Shame and Stigma Scale (SSS) into Portuguese (Brazil) to evaluate patients with head and neck cancer

Abstract Introduction: Head and neck cancer is the sixth leading cause of death from cancer worldwide and its treatment may involve surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. The surgical procedure may cause mutilating sequelae, that can alter patient self-image. Thus, head and neck cancer is often...