Publications by authors named "Fabrizio Bozza"
SMAS flap for extracapsular dissection of parotid gland tumors: is it necessary?
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol
September 2024
Objective: The aim of this retrospective article is to evaluate postoperative outcomes after extracapsular dissection for small benign superficial parotid neoplasms (<3 cm) in patients who received Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System (SMAS) flap and in patients who did not receive it.
Methods: Two groups were created and statistically compared regarding Frey's syndrome and aesthetic satisfaction by data collected through the POI-8 validated questionnaire and through an aesthetic satisfaction scale ranging from 1 to 10. The difference between these two groups was the utilization of SMAS flap.
Introduction: Parotid pleomorphic adenoma (PPA) is the most common benign salivary gland neoplasm. Extracapsular dissection (ED) arose as a conservative surgical technique alternative to superficial parotidectomy to reduce complications.
Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent ED for superficial, <3 cm, mobile parotid lumps (Quer I) between 2004 and 2008 were retrospectively analysed focusing on those with histological diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma.
Article Synopsis
- Cystic lymphangioma (CL) is a rare condition in adults with unclear origins, potentially congenital or caused by lymphatic vessel obstruction.
- It typically appears in the head and neck due to the abundance of lymphatic tissue in that area and can be mistaken for other masses.
- The case presentation involves a 56-year-old woman with a painless cervical swelling, which was diagnosed as CL after imaging and surgical removal confirmed its histological characteristics.
Background: Intravenous bisphosphonates are the current standard of care for the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy and for the prevention of skeletal complications associated with bone metastases. Recently, retrospective case studies have reported an association between long-term bisphosphonate therapy and osteonecrosis of the jaws.
Patients And Methods: The data for twelve patients, referred to either an oral and maxillofacial surgeon or to an oral medicine specialist for the management of clinically apparent chronic oral osteonecrosis of unknown etiology, were reviewed.