[Lipoma of the infratemporal fossa. Apropos of a case].

Lipomas of the infratemporal fossa are rare. We report a case that underlines the importance of imaging for diagnosis and treatment. We discuss the incidence, pathogenesis and diagnostic problems as well as therapeutic options for lipomas of the infratemporal fossa.

[Augmentation of the maxillary sinus by Le Fort osteotomy in endosseous implantology. A clinical case report].

The authors present a case of sinus floor elevation using Le Fort I osteotomy. They underline that, owing to its peculiarities, this type of intervention is indicated, in their opinion, for sinus floor elevation when both the vertical dimension and possible skeletal discrepancies require modification. They briefly describe the indications, peculiarities and contraindications.

[Concomitant radiochemotherapy in locally advanced ORL cancers: a prospective study of 68 cases].

From January 1988 to July 1992, 68 patients presenting with a locally advanced and unresectable carcinoma of the head and neck region were given 3 to 5 courses of chemotherapy (5-FU 1 g/m2, day 1 to 3, cisplatin 4 mg/m2, day 1 and 2, 15 mg/m2 day 8) combined with simultaneous radiotherapy. Patients were enrolled in two protocols. In the initial one a 70 Gy total dose was delivered in 105 days, and in the latter the same dose was given in only 63 days.

[Ossifying periostitis (Garrè) and chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis. Diagnostic limits and therapeutic management].

Periostitis ossificans and sclerosing osteomyelitis are rare subtypes of non suppurative chronic osteomyelitis in which there is, additionally, a proliferation of periosteum leading to bony deposition secondary to a mild chronic infection making their diagnosis difficult. The authors report two clinical cases and try to release criteria helping to discern them because the prognosis and therapeutic management of these affections are different.