Outcome of Free Diced Cartilage Grafts in Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review.

Diced cartilage grafts are used to increase and refine the nasal contour, providing easy molding and versatility when compared with block grafts. However, all grafts present the possibility of visibility, distortion, and absorption. The aim of this study is to evaluate, through a systematic review, the outcome of the use of the free diced graft cartilage in rhinoplasty.

Epidemiological assessment and therapeutic response in hypopharyngeal cancer.

Unlabelled: Despite the low incidence, diagnostic and therapeutic advances, hypopharyngeal cancer still has high mortality.

Objective: To evaluate retrospectively the epidemiological profile and response to surgery and radiation/chemotherapy of patients with hypopharyngeal cancer.

Method: We reviewed the medical records of 114 patients treated between 2002 and 2009 in a tertiary hospital with histopathological diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma.

The histological rarity of thyroid cancer.

Unlabelled: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer, accounting for about 1% of all cancers. Sarcomas, lymphomas and metastases to the thyroid gland are rare and only with a handful of descriptions in the literature.

Objective: To describe rare histological types of thyroid cancer found in a reference center.