External Carotid Artery Ligation Versus Selective Artery Ligation in Transoral Surgery for Oropharyngeal Cancer.

Objective: Prophylactic ligation of the external carotid artery (ECA) during oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) resection is known to reduce severe postoperative oropharyngeal bleeding events, however, there is limited research on whether bleed rates vary between selective ligation of individual vessels or total ligation of the ECA. This study assesses outcomes related to total versus selective ligation of the ECA in patients who underwent transoral resection for OPSCC of the base of tongue or palatine tonsils.

Study Design: Retrospective review.

Association of Membranous Basal Cell Adenoma and Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma With Brooke-Spiegler Syndrome.

Basal cell adenoma (BCA) and basal cell adenocarcinoma (BCAC) are uncommon basaloid biphasic salivary gland tumors composed of basal and ductal cells. BCAC is differentiated from BCA by the presence of invasion in BCAC. In this paper, an 82-year-old woman presented with a palpable 3 cm immobile mass in her right parotid gland.

What Questions Do Patients Ask About Biologic Therapies for Chronic Sinusitis With Nasal Polyps?

The objective of this study is to explore the questions commonly asked online about biologic therapies for use in treatment of chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and the quality of the available content. Most common search terms were identified via Google Trends. People Also Ask (PAA) questions were identified and extracted with their associated website using an online data-scraping program [Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Minion, Keywords Everywhere].