Submandibular Gland Preservation in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinomas: Our Analysis at A Tertiary Care Hospital.

Introduction: Surgical excision forms the principal treatment of oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas. The comprehensive surgical management consists of Wide Local Excision of the tumor and Neck Dissection with removal of Submandibular gland. The submandibular gland accounts for 70-90 % of unstimulated salivary volume.

Unusual presentations of primary head and neck tuberculosis and review of literature.

Background/purpose: The diagnosis of TB in the head & neck region is challenging due to diverse presentations and due to changing clinical pictures. The aim of this article is to report three unusual primary cases of head and neck tuberculosis in immunocompetent patients presenting to our hospital with description of their clinical presentation, appropriate diagnostic methods used and treatment response of these patients.

Methods: Three clinical cases were of primary tuberculosis of the lacrimal system, the thyroid gland and of the temporal space were clinically worked up.

Palisade Cartilage Tympanoplasty, an Alternative Surgical Approach for CSOM.

Introduction: The hearing outcome and graft take in patients of CSOM with sclerotic mastoids were studied using the novel technique of palisade cartilage tympanoplasty. Besides, it was compared with tympanoplasty type-1 above and over the cortical mastoidectomy in both groups.

Materials And Methods: Out of 313 patients of CSOM, 125 had sclerotic mastoid and were included in the study.

Management of Fungal Rhinosinusitis: Experience From a Tertiary Care Centre in North India.

Introduction Fungal rhinosinusitis (FRS) has increased over the past few decades due to the rampant use of antibiotics, steroids, immunosuppressive drugs, increased incidence of HIV and uncontrolled diabetes. The current study reviews the types, clinical presentation, microbiology, histopathology and outcomes related to FRS in a tertiary care center in North India. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and follow-up records of patients diagnosed with FRS over three years.

Stylalgia Revisited: Clinical Profile and Management.

Introduction: Eagle's syndrome is a constellation of signs secondary to an elongated styloid process or due to mineralization of the stylohyoid or stylomandibular ligament or the posterior belly of the digastric muscle. The syndrome includes symptoms ranging from stylalgia (i.e.

Gustatory function in chronic otitis media (mucosal type) before and after tympanoplasty.

Chronic inflammation in the middle ear may result in functional impairment of the chorda tympani nerve, which carries taste from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue. This may lead to impaired taste sensation. Timely intervention and adequate disease clearance may help the chorda tympani nerve to recover.

Nonseptic and septic lateral sinus thrombosis: a review.

Thrombosis of the lateral sinus can be classified into nonseptic lateral sinus thrombosis and septic lateral sinus thrombosis. Nonseptic lateral sinus thrombosis differs from septic lateral sinus thrombosis in that it is not associated with ear or sinus infection. Etiologies of these conditions are different and hence the management of these conditions is different.

Fungal infections of the ear in immunocompromised host: a review.

Otomycosis is a fungal infection of the external ear; middle ear and open mastoid cavity.1 Meyer first described the fungal infection of the external ear canal in 1884. External ear canal has an ideal warm humid environment for the proliferation of fungus.

Lateral sinus thrombosis in otology: a review.

Lateral sinus thrombosis (LST) is usually occurs as a complication of middle ear infection. The involvement of lateral sinus during the course of ear infection was a well known complication in preantibiotic days. The decrease in the incidence of LST is due to the introduction of broad-spectrum antibiotics, early diagnosis and surgical treatment.

Complications in primary and secondary acquired cholesteatoma: a prospective comparative study of 62 ears.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the clinicopathologic behavior of complications in primary and secondary acquired cholesteatoma and figure out the differences between them.

Design: This was a prospective cross-sectional study.

Methods: This was a study conducted in a tertiary referral medical college hospital comprising of 62 ears, of which 32 were in the primary acquired cholesteatoma group (PACG) and 30 were in the secondary acquired cholesteatoma group (SACG).

Sino-orbital chloroma presenting as unilateral proptosis in a boy.

Granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma is an unusual localized tumor composed of cells of myeloid origin. Involvement of the orbit and the ethmoid sinuses and presenting as proptosis is rare. Diagnosis could be difficult and delayed when there are no other systemic manifestations, especially with normal peripheral blood and bone marrow picture.

Combined tuning fork tests in hearing loss: explorative clinical study of the patterns.

Objective: To combine the tuning fork tests of Rinne, Weber, and absolute bone conduction, explore their clinical patterns, and study their combined specificity, sensitivity, and validity in assessing the hearing status of an individual.

Design: A cross-sectional study of the tests of Rinne, Weber, and absolute bone conduction was done on 317 adult patients from the otolaryngology outpatient clinic selected at random. All possible patterns in the combination of three tests were explored, and their interpretations worked out.

Sublabial approach to sinonasal juvenile ossifying fibroma.

Juvenile ossifying fibroma is a rare, unusual fibro-osseous benign tumor of the craniofacial region. It is a progressively growing tumor and has to be removed completely to prevent recurrence. A radical surgery is not advisable in a pediatric patient.