Cricoarytenoid joint arthritis: a possible complication of dermatomyositis.

Cricoarytenoid joint arthritis is most frequently reported in Rheumatoid Arthritis and in other systemic diseases such as Sjogren's syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Ankylosing Arthritis, Juvenile Chronic Arthritis, and autoimmune hepatitis but it has not been reported in dermatomyositis. In this paper, we report the case of a 43 years-old woman treated for dermatomyositis who presented with hoarseness and severe odynophagia. The laryngoscopy revealed the presence of an extensive white swelling of the left cricoarytenoid joint with reduced mobility of the left vocal cord, consistent with left cricoarytenoid joint arthritis, which has not previously been described in dermatomyositis to our knowledge.

PAROTID TUMORS: IS SURGERY ALWAYS THE ONLY WAY?

Aim Of The Study: To analyze the characteristics and management of parotid tumors in a tertiary care center.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: All cases of parotid tumors (or masses) in our department between Jan 1, 1999 and December 31st, 2012 were studied.

Primary neuroendocrine tumors of the ear, nose and throat: A report of three cases and a review of the literature.

The aim of the present study was to review all cases of neuroendocrine tumors of the ear, nose and throat in a tertiary care center, as well as the data published in the literature. The study presents all the cases of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in the Hotel Dieu De France Hospital (Beirut, Lebanon) between January 2004 and January 2014. The data reported in the English and French literature is also reviewed with regard to the typical clinical presentation and management of these tumors.

Survival of T4aN0 and T3N+ laryngeal cancer patients: a retrospective institutional study and systematic review.

Objective: We aim to assess the correlation of tumor and nodal staging to survival in pT3N+ and T4aN0 laryngeal cancer with subgroup analysis within stage IVa (pT4N0 and pT3N2).

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study with systematic review of the literature.

Setting: Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital (tertiary referral center).

[Acquired pediatric cholesteatoma: predictive factors of recurrence. A retrospective study of 11 years].

Aim Of The Study: To define the predictive factors of recurrence of the pediatric acquired cholesteatoma in order to improve the long-term results, to restore a good hearing function and to prevent the complications.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective study concerning all cases of pediatric acquired cholesteatoma, treated during the period 1997-2008 in our center, and followed up for at least one year. A description of the parameters concerning the patients, disease and treatment as well as a univariate analysis were undertaken in order to determine the recurrence predictors.

T4a laryngeal cancer survival: retrospective institutional analysis and systematic review.

Objectives/hypothesis: To assess the survival outcomes of a homogeneous group of pT4a laryngeal cancer patients treated at our institution by primary total laryngectomy and neck dissection with adjuvant therapy when indicated, and to systematically review studies reporting overall survival outcomes in T4a laryngeal cancer.

Study Design: Systematic review of PubMed and Embase databases.

Methods: Records of 108 laryngeal cancer patients treated by total laryngectomy were reviewed.