Positron emission tomography in Warthin's tumor mimicking malignancy impacts the evaluation of head and neck patients.

Purpose: 1) To determine SUVs and PET/CT characteristics of Warthin's tumors in patients presenting to a head and neck cancer clinic. 2) To analyze the impact of PET/CT on the clinical course of these patients.

Materials And Methods: This is a single-institution retrospective analysis of patients with proven Warthin's tumors who underwent PET/CT done at or near the time of diagnosis and presented to a head and neck cancer practice.

Split thickness skin grafting in canal wall down tympanomastoidectomy.

Objective: To characterize the effects of a split thickness skin graft (STSG) on the healing of the mastoid cavity in patients undergoing canal wall down (CWD) procedures.

Study Design: A prospective randomized study.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Outcome of adenoidectomy versus adenoidectomy with maxillary sinus wash for chronic rhinosinusitis in children.

Objectives: To compare postoperative outcomes of adenoidectomy versus adenoidectomy with maxillary sinus wash as surgical treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in children.

Study Design: A retrospective review of prospectively collected data.

Methods: Children who failed to respond to medical therapy for CRS and had an adenoidectomy alone (A) or an adenoidectomy with a maxillary sinus wash (wash/A) were reviewed.