Biomedical subjects

C N Economou

Publications and source records attributed to C N Economou.

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PubMed1994

Cervicofacial actinomycosis presenting as acute upper respiratory tract obstruction.

An unusual case of cervicofacial actinomycosis presenting as acute upper airway obstruction and demanding urgent tracheostomy is reported. Diagnosis was established by microscopic examination of the pus and culture of Actinomyces israelii. Repeated surgical drainage of the purulent foci and prolonged treatment with penicillin obtained resolution of the disease. Clinicians dealing with acute head and neck swellings should always consider actinomycosis as a possible diagnosis.

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PubMed1993

Adult-type rhabdomyoma of the submandibular region.

Adult-type rhabdomyoma is a rare benign tumor which occurs mainly in the head and neck region of middle-aged patients. We present a case of rhabdomyoma of the submandibular region. Clinical and histologic features are discussed as well as differential diagnosis and proper treatment. Finally, all previous reports of adult rhabdomyoma cases are reviewed.

Cell Nucleus↗

PubMed1992

Multiple glomus tumours.

A patient with multiple, synchronous, non-familial head and neck paragangliomas is reported. There were three primary neoplasms, a glomus tympanicum and glomus vagale on the right side and a glomus tumour of the carotid body on the left. Such a combination has never been reported previously. The reports of all the series with paragangliomas in the literature, as well as the reports of single cases with multiple tumours during the last three decades, are reviewed. Specific problems in diagnosis and management of multiple glomus tumours are discussed.

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