Treatment Approach to Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Tumor Thrombus in the Internal Jugular Vein and Brachiocephalic Vein.

Thyroid gland carcinoma causing tumor thrombus in the great veins of the neck and mediastinum is a rare condition with poor prognosis. Invasion of the internal jugular vein by thyroid gland carcinoma has been occasionally reported, but tumor thrombi extending to the great veins of the mediastinum are reported extremely rarely. We present a treatment approach in a case of follicular thyroid carcinoma intravascular tumor thrombus in the left internal jugular and left brachiocephalic vein.

Association between EGFR expression and clinical outcome of laryngeal HPV squamous cell carcinoma.

Expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA can serve as independent prognostic factors in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the larynx. EGFR correlation with the course of disease and its effect on survival makes EGFR expression a negative prognostic factor, whereas HPV DNA is a positive prognostic factor. To assess the association of EGFR expression with clinical outcome of laryngeal HPV SCC.

RET EXPRESSION AND ITS CORRELATION WITH CLINICOPATHOLOGIC DATA IN PAPILLARY THYROID CARCINOMA.

- The purpose of this study was to analyze the possible prognostic value of RET mutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma and its incidence in the past few decades in our population, due to the increasing incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma. The present study included 180 patients operated for papillary thyroid carcinoma. The clinical and histopathologic characteristics were analyzed.

[Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma in a 17-Year-Old Female Patient].

Anaplastic carcinoma of thyroid gland is one of the four most malignant tumors in humans. It appears in one or two patients per million per year. It is very rare in children.

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression in patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

To assess the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) correlation with histopathologic and clinical characteristics of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and the impact of EGFR overexpression on patient survival. This retrospective study included 185 SCC patients treated at Clinical Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Split University Hospital Center between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2009. A statistically significant correlation (p < 0.

Aggressive middle turbinate osteoblastoma with intracranial extension: a case report.

Introduction: Osteoblastoma is an uncommon benign bone tumor that accounts for 1 percent of all primary bone tumors. About 30 to 40 percent of all osteoblastoma cases involve the spine. Osteoblastoma involving the nasal cavity is rare, with only 11 reported cases in the English-language literature, while only four cases of turbinate osteoblastoma have been described.

Interplay of proliferation and proapoptotic and antiapoptotic factors is revealed in the early human inner ear development.

Hypothesis: Spatiotemporal interplay of factors controlling proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis within the developing human inner ear is essential for labyrinth morphogenesis and development of vestibular and cochlear functions.

Background: Studies on the early human inner ear development are scarce and insufficient.

Methods: The immunolocalization of Ki-67, Bcl-2, caspase-3, and IGF-1 was analyzed in 6 human inner ears, 5 to 10 gestational weeks old.

Polypoid angiomyofibroblastoma tumor of nasal cavity: case report.

We report an extremely rare case and localization of polypoid angiomiofibroblastoma tumour, a case report and review of the world literature concerning angiomiofibroblastoma tumour. We present the case of a 74-year-old man who underwent left anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy with extirpation of tumour mass from left nasal cavity, epipharinx and left sphenoid sinus. The prognosis for this group of tumour is good and patient didn't receive any kind of therapy except surgical treatment.

Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx.

Aim of this study was to investigate the correlation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression with histopathologic and clinical characteristics of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and to assess the role of MMP-9 expression in patient survival. Study included 196 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx treated at ENT Department, Split University Hospital Centre, from January 1, 2000 till December 31, 2009. The level of MMP-9 expression showed a statistically significant correlation (p < 0.

Does life along the sea carry greater risk of thyroid cancer?

Aim of this study was to determine whether there are any differences between coastal and inland Dalmatia in incidence rates and clinical characteristics of thyroid cancer. Data on 651 persons who suffer from and have undergone surgery for thyroid cancer have been analysed. All patients lived in Dalmatia between 1997 and 2006.

Primary laryngeal NK/T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report.

The estimated prevalence of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma ranges from 10 to 35% of all cases; a finding in the larynx is extremely rare. We describe the case of a 77-year-old man who presented for evaluation of a 1-month history of minor swallowing difficulty, cough, and a foreign-body sensation in the throat. Fiberoptic endoscopy detected a tumor mass on the left aryepiglottic fold.

A battery in the stenotic esophagus of a child with a congenital tracheoesophageal fistula.

A case of a three-year-old male child who was admitted to our hospital with the suspicion that he had swallowed a battery approximately one hour before admittance. The parents believed that it was a button-shaped lithium battery approximately 12 mm in diameter. A chest X-ray was taken immediately, and a battery was identified in the esophagus at the fifth thoracic vertebra.

Iodine intake and epidemiological characteristics of thyroid cancer: comparison between inland and littoral Croatia.

The aim of the study was to determine epidemiological characteristics of thyroid cancer in Dalmatia and Slavonia, to analyze regional differences in its incidence, and to determine whether iodine intake had an impact on the incidence. This epidemiological study was based on data published by the Croatian National Cancer Registry (CNCR) in the Croatian Health Service Yearbook and CNCR Bulletin. Data on 651 thyroid cancer patients operated on in Dalmatian hospitals between 1997 and 2006 were analyzed.

Use of linked mucosal flap for lower lip reconstruction after human bite injury.

Aim: An alternative method of reconstruction of a lower lip defect is presented, using a mucosal flap taken from the upper lip. This approach leaves the skin intact and therefore avoids skin scarring, with its associated unpredictable healing. The upper lip mucosal flap applied to reconstruct the lower lip injury was identical to the injured tissue type.

Influence of meteorological conditions on post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage.

Aim: To evaluate the relationship between the incidence of primary post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage and the daily weather condition, over a five-year period.

Study Design And Setting: This was a retrospective study carried out in the ENT department of the Split University Hospital between January 2000 and December 2004.

Results: Out of 3377 patients undergoing tonsillectomy, primary post-operative haemorrhage occurred in 83 (2.