Biomedical subjects
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Staphiloccocal Toxic Shock Syndrome is a potentially fatal multisystem disease associated to nasal packing, catheter insertion, retention of foreign materials and uneffective sterile techniques. It is usually developed in the immediate postoperative period (first 48 hours) with hypotension, skin rash, fever, multisystemic failure and shock. We report a case in a 24-year-old man secondary to nasal surgery.
We present one case of a 14 years old girl, diagnosed of fibrous displasia of the temporal bone, who developed a conductive hearing loss of progressive character. We analyse the clinic manifestations, radiologic and histopathologic study, and therapeutic indications of this disease.
OBJECTIVE: The early glottic carcinoma can be approached by different therapeutic options. We analyze the results obtained by means of cordectomy opened up by laryngofissure. MATERIAL AND METHOD: We design a descriptive retrospective study including 75 patients with glottic carcinoma T1N0M0 handled by means of cordectomy by laryngofissure (72 males and 3 females). The anaesthetic technique was locoregional and sedation. Tumor T1a, 62 patients (82.66%); T1b, 13 patients (17.33%). RESULTS: The specific survival rate at three, five and ten years was 100, 96.8 and 85.2% respectively; the global survival was 98.66, 90.47 and 52.17% respectively to three, five and ten years. There were ten recurrences (13.3%). Following treatment, 50% of the relapsed patients died. The probability of survival free of illness to three, five and ten years was considered in 0.9322, 0.9172 and 0.7093 respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This technique means good control of the illness and technical easiness. When doing it without a tracheostomy it is tolerated better and it generates lower costs per patient.
OBJECTIVES: To assess quality of life in patients diagnosed with epidermoid carcinoma of the larynx, after supracricoid partial laryngectomy (SCPL) with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (CHEP). To examine how quality-of-life may be associated to the treatment received: neck dissection, decannulation and radiotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHOD: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted involving 26 patients out of a group of 51. They were all males with an average age of 61.7 years at the time of the interview. We used the disease-specific quality of life questionnaire devised by the University of Michigan: the Head and Neck Cancer-specific Quality of life instrument (HNQOL). RESULTS: During an average follow-up period of 83.65 months, 2 patients (3.92%) suffered a recurrence. Estimated survival after 3, 5 and 10 years was 95.83%. Communication and overall disturbances caused by treatment were found to be the two quality-of-life domains mainly affected. Generally speaking, patients who had received radiotherapy, those who had not had their tracheal cannula removed or those that had undergone neck dissection were the most affected. CONCLUSIONS: SCPL with CHEP as a surgical technique allows good control of the condition and has a low impact on the patient's quality of life.
Extramedullary plasmacytomata (EMP) are rare malignant neoplasms composed of plasma cells, 90 percent of which occur in the neck and head area, but generally representing only 1 percent of tumors of that location. The paper report a case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the larynx, in a 62-year-old man. We also review the different malignant plasma cell dyscrasias, paying special attention to the EMP, given its predilection for the upper aerodigestive tract.
The localization of Leishmania spp. in the larynx is rare but it has recently been described in patients infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The normal treatment given is antimonials. We describe a case of isolated leishmaniasis in the larynx which was cured by surgery. Our patient was a 47-year-old man who had suffered visceral leishmaniasis in his childhood with no immunosuppression.
The Burkitt's lymphoma is a haematological neoplasia typical of early ages. In our country, the lymphatic nodes affectation is the most usual. We present a case report with a 12 year-old boy who consults for a asymptomatic cervical mass. The ultimate diagnosic was a nasopharyngeal Burkitt's lymphoma with neck extension.
Tumours of the middle ear are rare. Among them glomus tympanicum is the most frequent, followed by adenoma of the middle ear (AME). This insidious pathology entity displays unspecific clinical and audiological features. Advances in histology and immunohistochemistry have greatly contributed to an accurate diagnosis. We report our experience with two patients, a middle-aged man and a woman, diagnosed in our hospital. Both patients underwent surgical treatment and have shown no signs of recurrence after a 27- and 28-month follow-up. In both cases an accurate diagnosis was confirmed by histological and immunohistochemical analysis.
The AA. review the history, indications, and the surgical technique of the subtotal reconstructive laryngectomy with crico-hyoide-epiglottopexy, that permits natural breathing and voice maintenance. It is an easy operation, indicated for glottic tumours, that gives good oncologic and functional results. It is recommended that loco-regional and general indications be strictly followed. It is enclosed the results of the 25 patients operated in a total time of 5 years.