Asian Male Blepharoplasty and Rhinoplasty.

The authors present the contemporary landscape for males seeking Asian blepharoplasty and Asian rhinoplasty, with special emphasis on the unique anatomical and aesthetic considerations for this patient population. The authors highlight the latest techniques used to achieve superlative results.

Transplanted human multipotent stromal cells reduce acute tongue fibrosis in rats.

Background: Tongue fibrosis resulting from head and neck cancer, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or a combination thereof devastates one's quality of life. Therapeutic options are limited. Here we investigate human bone marrow-derived multipotent stromal cells (MSC) as a novel injectable treatment for post-injury tongue fibrosis.

Complete response of skull base inverted papilloma to chemotherapy: Case report.

Background: Inverted papilloma (IP) is the most common benign sinonasal neoplasm. Endoscopic techniques, improved understanding of pathophysiology, and novel surgical approaches have allowed rhinologists to treat IPs more effectively, with surgery being the mainstay of therapy. Frontal sinus IP poses a challenge for surgical therapy due to complex anatomy and potentially difficult surgical access.

Significance of undissected retromaxillary air cells as a risk factor for revision endoscopic sinus surgery.

Background: Retromaxillary air cells (RMC) are posterior ethmoid cells that separate the maxillary and ethmoid sinuses. The clinical significance of these cells in contributing to revision functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is unknown.

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence, anatomic dimensions, and radiographic characteristics of RMC in patients with recalcitrant chronic rhinosinusitis after previous FESS.

Epidermal growth factor receptor inhibition by anti-CD147 therapy in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: Advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is an uncommon and aggressive malignancy. As a result, there is limited understanding of its biology and pathogenesis. CD147 and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) have been identified as oncologically important targets, but their relationship remains undefined in cutaneous SCC.

Outcomes in head and neck reconstruction by surgical site and donor site.

Objectives/hypothesis: Define surgical outcomes of specific donor sites for free tissue transfer in head and neck reconstruction.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort review at an academic tertiary care center.

Methods: A review was made of free tissue transfer procedures performed at a university-based tertiary care facility from October 2004 to April 2011.

Microvascular anastomotic coupler assessment in head and neck reconstruction.

Objective: To assess the advantages of using mechanical anastomotic systems in head and neck free tissue transfer.

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Setting: A university-based tertiary care center.

CD147 expression in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: CD147 is upregulated in multiple cancer types, but its expression in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is unknown. Our purpose was to evaluate the expression patterns of CD147 and related monocarboxylate transporters (MCT1, MCT4) to determine their correlation with survival.

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with advanced stage cutaneous SCC of the head and neck who presented to a tertiary care center between 1998 and 2006 (n=50).