Clinical Outcome Features of Non-HIV Kaposi's Sarcoma and the Role of Wide Excision on Survival: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

This single-center retrospective study enrolled 22 patients, who were divided into two groups: those who underwent wide excision (group A) and those who did not (group B). Group A included 13 patients, and group B included 9. Most of the cases fell into early stages (I and II).

Tissue-Plug Modification of Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap for Intractable Pharyngocutaneous Fistula Repair.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a novel tissue-plug modification of the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap for repairing intractable pharyngocutaneous fistulas, especially in difficult-to-access defects.

Materials And Methods: The novel technique involved designing a tissue-plug modification of pectoralis major myocutaneous flap and suspension sutures. Cadaver studies were performed to refine the surgical method before clinical application.

Mutation spectrum of the connexin 26 (GJB2) gene in Taiwanese patients with prelingual deafness.

Purpose: To determine the mutation spectrum of the connexin 26 gene among 324 Taiwanese patients with prelingual deafness and the carrier rate of gene mutation in another 432 unrelated control subjects.

Methods: The coding region of the connexin 26 gene was sequenced in both directions to detect mutation in all 756 samples.

Results: Among the 756 samples tested, 21 connexin 26 variants were detected, including 7 novel ones.