Biomedical subjects

J Granell Navarro

Publications and source records attributed to J Granell Navarro.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1997

[Primary nasal sinus malignant melanomas].

Primary malignant melanoma of the mucosa of the nasal and paranasal sinuses is rare, difficult to treat, and usually has a poor prognosis. Seven cases, six women and one man (mean age 76.5 years), were treated at the Hospital 12 de Octubre (Madrid, Spain) during the period 1982-1994. The presenting symptoms, diagnostic evaluation, morphology, therapeutic modalities, histological evaluation, and clinical course were reviewed. Three patients were treated surgically and three received palliative irradiation. All had local recurrence or distant metasfases within 15 months after concluding treatment. The seventh patient refused treatment.

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[Ear print as an identification method].

In recent years, the analysis of earprints has been developed in the field of legal and forensic medicine, with the aim of acquiring an identification tool similar to fingerprints. In the present paper, we review the current status of earprint identification from both a medical and a legal perspective. The objective is to introduce an area of knowledge which, is spite of its closeness, is not familiar to otolaryngologists, and to present the up to date scientific evidence. First, identification in general, and earprint analysis in particular, are situated in a historical context. Second, an approximation is made to the complexity of earprint analysis, introducing conceptual problems of the method, and possible solutions. Next, a discussion on the legal peculiarities of the validity of the method is undertaken from the forensic point of view, and finally, current development is pointed.

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[Prognostic factors in pediatric myringoplasty. A review of 90 cases].

Although tympanic membrane perforations continue to be a significant source of otologic morbidity in the pediatric population, myringoplasty in children still elicits debate. The records of 76 patients under 18 who underwent 90 myringoplasties at the 12 de Octubre University Hospital (Madrid, Spain) over a recent 8-year period were reviewed. The overall short-term surgical success rate was 64.8%. The overall success rate evaluated at least one year after surgery was 58%. The audiological threshold improved in 68% per cent of successful cases. Surprisingly, females had lower graft take rates than males. The outcome of surgery was unrelated to age at operation, duration, mechanism, size, and location of the perforation, or condition of the opposite ear.

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