[Trimetazidine and degenerative deafness. Effect on hearing and integration].

This study was conducted in order to assess the activity of trimetazidine dosed at 60 mg/day in patients presenting degenerative loss of hearing. Ten centers participated in this multicenter double-blind placebo-controlled trial which spanned 6 months. Included were 251 patients (118 women, 133 men) presenting with pure perception bilateral symmetrical deafness concerning predominantly the acute frequency range.

[Extensive fibromatosis of the neck muscles].

Extensive fibromatosis, also called desmoid tumor, is a histologically benign tumor, which is nonetheless serious due to its recurrent character and to its potential for infiltration of neighboring tissues. Extensive surgery is the only effective means of treatment, radiation therapy being used only as a complement. The authors describe an elective location of the lesion in the sheaths of the scalenus muscles.

[Diffuse spontaneous cervical cellulitis caused by anaerobic bacteria].

Nine cases of diffusal cervical cellulitis due to anaerobes were analysed. Some of them had right away extensions (to the inferior mediastinum or to the face). From these cases, the authors argue their treatment protocol.

[Cervicofacial non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma. Classification, prognosis and treatment apropos of 65 cases].

The approach to non hodgkins malignant lymphomas (NHML) has changed in recent years, notably because of advances in pathological evaluation due to histo-immuno-labelling leading to a more accurate classification. Such pathology being relatively common in the cervical facial region, with a figure of 10 to 25%, this report concerns the personal experience of the authors based upon 65 cases treated in the department between 1975 and 1985.