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R Maisel

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PubMed2001

Condylar prostheses in head and neck cancer reconstruction.

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the use of condylar prostheses after mandibular resection for tumor. DESIGN: Case series and literature review. SETTING: Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS: Four patients underwent condylar reconstruction with metallic condylar prostheses after hemimandibulectomy for either squamous cell cancer or Ewing sarcoma. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Complications related to the condylar prostheses. RESULTS: Clinical and radiological follow-up in these patients revealed several complications, including exposure or extrusion of the prosthesis and migration of the prosthesis into the epitympanum, resulting in profound sensorineural hearing loss owing to bony destruction of the cochlea. Two of our patients required removal of the mandibular hardware because of the seriousness of the complications, and 1 of the 2 underwent reconstruction of the condyle with a fibular free flap. CONCLUSIONS: Metallic condylar prostheses in the setting of tumor resection and reconstruction involve significant risks. Autogenous materials, such as vascularized bone grafts, should be used whenever possible.

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell↗
PubMed1999

Choosing the optimal wound dressing for irradiated soft tissue wounds.

This article reviews the healing state of the previously irradiated wound, the tenets for optimal wound care, and the choices of wound dressings now available for its management. The goal in assisting a previously irradiated surgical wound to heal is to transform its chronic wound state into an acute wound state. This transformation encourages wound healing to proceed. Six major moisture-retentive dressing categories exist to optimize its healing. They are classified into the alginates, foams, gauzes, hydrogels, hydrocolloids, and transparent films. Optimal wound care management for previously irradiated wounds involves (1) adequately debriding and cleansing the local wound, (2) accurately assessing the wound, (3) choosing the appropriate dressing based on the wound assessment, and (4) encouraging granulation tissue formation and reepithelialization.

Aged↗
PubMed1992

In situ hybridization and laryngeal papillomas.

The technique of in situ hybridization with biotin-labeled probes was applied to 20 patients with laryngeal papillomatosis (9 with adult-onset disease and 11 with juvenile-onset). Ten patients were noted for epithelial transformation of their laryngeal disease. All patients, regardless of their clinical outcome, tested positive for human papillomavirus group 6/11. The biotin method of in situ hybridization proved to be a sensitive method in this study, identifying the infecting viral group in 23 of 24 samples. This study also tested for group 16/18 and is the first to test for the presence of group 31/33/35 in the larynx. These viruses or members of related groups have been reported in malignancies of the head and neck as well as the uterine cervix. They have yet, however, to be identified in benign laryngeal papillomas or laryngeal papillomas that have undergone epithelial transformation.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1983

Laryngeal pseudosarcoma.

In the past laryngeal pseudosarcomas have been diagnosed as a. carcinosarcomas, b. pleomorphic or spindle cell carcinomas, or c. squamous cell carcinomas with pseudosarcomatous reactive stroma. Arguments have centered around the nature of the sarcomatous stroma. Because of this confusion there is disagreement as to the treatment and prognosis of these tumors. Seven pseudosarcomas were treated between 1969-1979, 4 were pedunculated and 3 exophytic. Treatment consisted of primary CO60 irradiation in 2 patients, surgery in 3 cases and combined therapy in 2 cases with no recurrences. Three of the 7 have died, 1 of a poorly differentiated adenosquamous carcinoma of the right main stem bronchus and the other 2 of natural causes at ages 77 and 85. From a review of the literature as well as our experience, we have reached the following conclusions. 1. Stromal cells are a malignant morphologic variant of the squamous cell and are best termed spindled cells. 2. Neck metastasis at any time is a poor prognostic sign. 3. The pattern of metastasis and survival seems to parallel laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and thus treatment should be similar for given stages.

Aged↗
PubMed1980

Patterns of involvement of the temporal bone in metastatic and systemic malignancy.

The temporal bone appears to be involved with secondary malignant processes in discrete histologic patterns with rather characteristic clinical presentations. Five distinct types of involvement can be recognized: isolated metastasis from a distant primary tumor; direct extension from a regional primary tumor; meningeal carcinomatosis; leptomeningeal extension from an intracranial primary tumor; and leukemic or lymphomatous infiltration. The typical histopathological patterns are described with correlative clinical symtomatology. Differential diagnosis is considered, and guidelines for surgical management are discussed.

Brain Neoplasms↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Computed tomographic analysis of pes cavus.

Patterns of muscle degeneration in patients with peripheral neuropathies exhibiting pes cavus deformity were studied by computed tomography (CT). Twenty-six patients attending the muscle disease clinic at Newington Children's Hospital with hereditary sensory motor neuropathies (HSMN) I, II, or III had clinical and radiographic assessment in addition to CT scans of the feet and legs at designated levels. The pattern of muscle degeneration was analyzed with other variables, including age, sex, tibial torsion, cavus, heel varus, and claw toes. Multiple regression/correlation analysis clearly demonstrated earlier and more severe involvement of the intrinsic muscles of the foot as compared with the extrinsic muscles. The most consistent early degeneration occurred in the pedal lumbricals and interossei, which have the most distal innervation. The order of muscle degeneration is a centripetal pattern, with two types of degeneration occurring in the leg muscles: type P patients had earlier degeneration of the leg muscles innervated by the peroneal nerve, and type T patients showed earlier degeneration of those extrinsics innervated by the posterior tibial nerve.

Adolescent↗