Eagle's syndrome - A report of two cases.

Introduction: Eagle's syndrome is defined as elongation of the styloid process or the stylohyoid ligament mineralization complex which consist of styloid process, stylohyoid ligament and lesser horn of hyoid bone. It is a rare entity, is not commonly suspected in clinical practice. It is characterized by recurrent facial and throat pain, dysphagia, odynophagia, parapharingeal foreign body sensation, otalgia and neck pain.

A 5-year retrospective analysis of necrotizing fasciitis--a single center experiences.

Background/aim: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is usually an acute infection of superficial fascia with rapid progression in around soft tissue. If not promptly recognized and aggressively treated NF usualy leads to sepsis and multiorgan failure with fatal outcome, thus early diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment are crucial for healing of these patients. The aim of this article was to evaluate the clinical presentation of all patients with acute NF diagnosed and treated in surgical clinics of Clinical Center of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia.

Li-Fraumeni syndrome: a case report.

Introduction: Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a very rare familial disease with the predisposition to the development of malignant tumors, such as osteosarcoma, breast cancer, brain neoplasm, leukemia, and adrenal tumors. Inheritance is autosomal dominant and is caused by heterozygous mutations in the p53 gene. The diagnosis is based on clinical criteria: a person under the age of 45 years suffering from sarcoma, the closest relative younger than 45 years diagnosed with cancer and a relative of the first or second degree, which is up to 45 years, was diagnosed with cancer and was diagnosed with sarcoma at any age.

[Optimal postoperative radiotherapy treatment of orbital rhabdomyosarcoma].

Introduction: Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common sarcoma of the soft tissue, mostly affecting the region of head and neck (orbit, paranasal sinus). Histological types include embryonal (66-70%) with better prognosis, and alveolar type (20%) with poorer prognosis. There are also diffuse anaplastic and undifferentiated sarcomas (10%).

[Chondroma of the skull base and maxilla].

Introduction: Chondromas are uncommon benign tumors of cartilaginous origin. Although chonodroma of the jaw is extremely rare, the commonly involved are the anterior portion of the maxilla, condyle and coronoid process. A chondroma is a painless, slow growing tumor causing destruction and exfoliation of teeth.