Hypopharyngeal small cell carcinoma: a case report.

We report a 67-year-old woman with small cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx, a very rare entity with few reports. Our treatment consisted of carboplatin (CBDCA) and etoposide (VP-16) in the same way as small cell carcinoma of the lung is treated. This achieved a complete response.

Partial laryngectomy to treat early glottic cancer after failure of radiation therapy.

Objective: To evaluate the role of partial laryngectomy to treat glottic cancer after failure of radiation therapy.

Design: A 12-year retrospective outcome analysis.

Setting: University referral center.

Postlingual collapse of language and its recovery after cochlear implantation.

A 6-year-old boy lost his normally-developed language ability within 2 months after bilateral sudden peripheral deafness. The boy became non-communicative with others, restless with frequent meaningless bursts of shouts (communication skills equivalent to 9-11 months of language development: a rapid breakdown of language). Since conservative methods were ineffective, cochlear implantation was performed.