Sialadenoma papilliferum of the parotid gland: case report and review of literature.

Sialadenoma papilliferum is a rare benign salivary gland tumor. We present an unusual case of sialadenoma papilliferum of the parotid gland, discuss clinical presentation, diagnostic challenges, and review of the literature. A 65-year-old male smoker presented with a large, exophytic, fungating, painless mass in the tail parotid for 8 years.

Harmonic scalpel versus flexible CO2 laser for tongue resection: a histopathological analysis of thermal damage in human cadavers.

Background: Monopolar cautery is the most commonly used surgical cutting and hemostatic tool for head and neck surgery. There are newer technologies that are being utilized with the goal of precise cutting, decreasing blood loss, reducing thermal damage, and allowing faster wound healing. Our study compares thermal damage caused by Harmonic scalpel and CO2 laser to cadaveric tongue.

Thyroid hemiagenesis: report of a case and review of the literature.

Objectives: Our objective was to report an incidental finding of thyroid hemiagenesis in a patient who presented with a left neck mass, present a review of literature, and to discuss management of this diagnosis.

Study Design: Case report and review of literature.

Methods: An internet-based literature search was performed via Pubmed with key words, "hemithyroid agenesis, thyroid hemiagenesis, absent thyroid gland".

Factors affecting access to head and neck cancer care after a natural disaster: a post-Hurricane Katrina survey.

Background: Our aim was to survey the factors affecting access to cancer care in patients with head and neck cancer after Hurricane Katrina.

Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, 207 patients with head and neck cancer were identified post-Hurricane Katrina, but only 83 patients completed the questionnaires and were analyzed. Clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic data were recorded.

Block method of human temporal bone removal: a technical modification to permit rapid removal.

Objectives/hypothesis: To describe a technical modification to the block method (BM) of harvesting human cadaveric temporal bones for otolaryngology resident education and training.

Study Design: Human cadaveric study.

Methods: Human cadavers previously dissected by medical students in a professional health science program were identified as potential candidate specimens for temporal bone removal.

Mandibular metastasis from a skull base chordoma: report of a case with review of literature.

This article reports an unusual presentation wherein the first evidence of distant failure from a locally controlled, recurrent skull base chordoma was a metastasis to the mandible. We present a case report from a tertiary-care academic skull base referral center and a review of literature. A 33-year-old woman with a locally recurrent spheno-occipital chordoma that was stabilized with multimodality therapy presented with a right mandibular mass.