Peritonsillar and deep neck infections: a review of 330 cases.

Introduction: Deep neck infections are defined as suppurative infectious processes of deep visceral spaces of the neck.

Objective: The aim of this study is to review different factors that may influence peritonsillar and deep neck infections and may play a role as bad prognosis predictors.

Methods: We present a retrospective study of 330 patients with deep neck infections and peritonsillar infections who were admitted between January 2005 and December 2015 in a tertiary referral hospital.

Practical management of periprosthetic leakage in patients rehabilitated with a Provox® 2 voice prosthesis after total laryngectomy.

Introduction And Objectives: Periprosthetic leakage of liquids is a common complication in patients rehabilitated with voice prostheses. Our objective was to describe and review the results of procedures for treating periprosthetic leakage.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 41 patients rehabilitated with Provox® 2 voice prostheses between 1997 and 2015.

Surgical treatment of vestibular schwannoma. Review of 420 cases.

Introduction And Objectives: Vestibular schwannoma is the most frequent cerebellopontine angle tumor. The aim of our study is to reflect our experience in the surgical treatment of this tumor

Material And Methods: Retrospective study of 420 vestibular schwannomas operated in our hospital between 1994-2014. We include tumor size, preoperative hearing, surgical approaches, definitive facial and hearing functional results, and complications due to surgery.

Recommendations for somatic and germline genetic testing of single pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma based on findings from a series of 329 patients.

Background: Nowadays, 65-80% of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) cases are explained by germline or somatic mutations in one of 22 genes. Several genetic testing algorithms have been proposed, but they usually exclude sporadic-PPGLs (S-PPGLs) and none include somatic testing. We aimed to genetically characterise S-PPGL cases and propose an evidence-based algorithm for genetic testing, prioritising DNA source.

Management of multicentric paragangliomas: Review of 24 patients with 60 tumors.

Background: The purpose of this study was to reflect our experience in the management of multicentric head and neck paragangliomas, including genetic study and counseling, diagnostic tools, types of treatment, and the need for monitoring.

Methods: A retrospective review of 24 patients with multicentric paraganglioma, including a total of 60 paragangliomas: 37 carotid body tumors, 13 jugulotympanic paragangliomas, and 10 vagal paragangliomas.

Results: A total of 26 surgical procedures were performed, including the resection of 36 paragangliomas.

Head and neck paragangliomas: Experience in 126 patients with 162 tumours.

Introduction: Head and neck paragangliomas are rare tumours of a neuroendocrine nature. The aim of this study was to show our experience in the management of these kind of tumours.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of head and neck paragangliomas diagnosed between 1978 and 2014.

Management of vagal paragangliomas: review of 17 patients.

Vagal paragangliomas are very rare benign vascular tumors of neuroendocrine nature, and are much less frequent than carotid and jugulo-tympanic tumors. The goal of this retrospective study is to review the clinical and genetic findings, surgical treatment, and complications of vagal paragangliomas, as well as to discuss the management options. During the period 1990-2013, 17 patients with vagal paragangliomas were referred to our institution.

Conservative management of vestibular schwannoma.

Introduction: Vestibular schwannoma (VS) is a benign, slow-growing tumour originating in the 8th cranial nerve. The treatment includes microsurgery, stereotactic radiotherapy and conservative management of tumours with periodic radiological tests.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of patients with VS following conservative management in a tertiary hospital between 1993 and 2013.

[Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG PET in suspected recurrent head and neck cancer].

Objectives: A meta-analysis of the literature was performed in this article in order to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG PET in suspected recurrent head and neck cancer.

Material And Methods: A systematic review of the literature was performed using 1987 to 2007 MEDLINE and CANCERLIT databases, applying selection criteria to the studies found. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios, and odds ratio were calculated.

[Surgical complications in salvage surgery of patients with head and neck carcinomas treated with concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CCR)].

Introduction: One way of treating head and neck carcinomas is using concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CCR). In this study we will try to evaluate the incidence of complications in rescue surgery after CCR.

Material And Method: We have studied data from 103 patients diagnosed as having stage III or IV squamous head and neck carcinoma between 1997 and 2005.

[Necrosis of the tongue secondary to bilateral carotid thrombosis after radiotherapy].

Necrosis of the tongue is an atypic process, because it has a high irrigation that depends of the right and left lingual arteries. But, there isn't a good anastomosis between both arteries except in the tip and the tongue base. We focus on an exceptional case report about a patient that presented a great necrotic lesion in the middle of the tongue due to a bilateral external carotid thrombosis, because of a radiation therapy some years before.