Ramus to Ramus Mandibular Defect Reconstruction with Osteocutaneous Fibula Free Flap - Case Presentation.

Head and neck defects after tumor resection can be difficult to reconstruct using autogenous tissue without utilizing a free flap. Osteocutaneous fibula free flap is now considered the gold standard used for mandibular reconstruction after resections due to malignancy. We present the case of a 49-year old female known with an ectopic mucoepidermoid carcinoma involving the mandibula from one ramus to another.

Surgical treatment using The Unit Rod in children with neuromuscular scoliosis.

The article represents a retrospective clinical and radiological study. To assess the safety and the stability in time of the Unit Rod instrumentation in the treatment of severe neuromuscular scoliosis in children and adolescents. The treatment of patients with neuromuscular scoliosis always represents a challenge.

Surgical management in a rare case of basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the maxilla.

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare and aggressive version of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) that preferentially occurs in the upper aerodigestive tract. Since the first description by Wain SL et al., in 1986, only 21 cases with BSCC in the nasal cavity or in the paranasal cavity have been reported in the English literature.