Risk factors for postoperative hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy: a retrospective study.

Background: and Objectives: Hypocalcemia is a commonly reported complication after thyroid surgery. Many possible risk factors have been identified. The purpose of this study is to analyze various risk factors possibly associated with development of postoperative hypocalcemia after thyroid surgery by dividing the sample population into postoperative hypocalcemia and normal calcium groups.

Solitary Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of the Oropharynx: A Case Report.

Plasma cell neoplasms rarely manifest as a solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma. Oropharyngeal involvement had been already reported in the literature. The most common malignancy of the oropharynx is squamous cell carcinoma, while soft tissue malignancy is extremely rare.

Shoulder Metastasis: A Rare Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Presentation.

BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare malignant tumor that arises from the mucosal lining epithelium of the nasopharynx, most commonly at the lateral nasopharyngeal recess or fossa of Rosenmüller. According to global age-standardized incidence rates (ASIRs), in 2018 the incidence rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma varied from 2.1 to 0.

Factors influencing quality of life in children with tracheostomy with emphasis on home care visits: a multi-centre investigation.

Objective: Only a few studies have assessed the quality of life in children with tracheostomies. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life and the factors influencing it in these children.

Method: This cross-sectional, two-centre study was conducted on paediatric patients living in the community with a tracheostomy by using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory.