Precision of Simultaneous Guided Dental Implantation in Microvascular Fibular Flap Reconstructions With and Without Additional Guiding Splints.

Purpose: Dental rehabilitation in patients receiving free flap reconstructive surgery on the mandible or maxilla is an important part of bringing patients back to normality in both a physical and psychological way. It is therefore important to be able to do this in the fastest way possible. Virtual preplanned reconstructions of jaws with implants placed simultaneously are a good way to expedite this process and have the advantage of allowing true backward planning to achieve bone placement where it prosthetically needs to be.

Expression of CK19 is an independent predictor of negative outcome for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue.

Objectives: To explore the prognostic role of CK19 expression in squamous cell carcinomas within a well-defined cohort of oral tongue cancer patients.

Methods: In our retrospective study, we investigated 129 patients with tongue cancer that had suitable material for inclusion in a tissue microarray (TMA). Where possible, samples were taken from central and peripheral regions of the tumor to generate a representative sample of the tumor.

Current relevance of hypoxia in head and neck cancer.

Head and Neck cancer (HNC) is a complex mix of cancers and one of the more common cancers with a relatively poor prognosis. One of the factors that may assist us in predicting survival and allow us to adjust our treatment strategies is the presence of tumor hypoxia. In this overview we aim to evaluate the current evidence and potential clinical relevance of tumor hypoxia in head and neck cancer according to an extensive search of current literature.

[Oral metastasis of a renal cell carcinoma. A case report concerning the first manifestation of a renal cell carcinoma as bone metastasis in the mandible].

Unlabelled: Tumorous lesions of the oral cavity are mostly of dental or local pathological origin. On occasion, they may have a distant origin outside the field of dentistry. Under certain circumstances, this can lead to serious consequences.

Unilateral facial swelling in an infant.

The melanotic neuroectodermal tumour of infancy (MNTI) is an uncommon, usually benign neoplasm which is most commonly found in the maxilla. We describe the case of a 6-month-old boy who was referred with a swiftly increasing swelling of the left cheek. After imaging and biopsy, MNTI was confirmed, and surgical resection was performed.

Clinical reliability of radial forearm free-flap procedure in reconstructive head and neck surgery.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the indications, reliability, and complications of the radial forearm fasciocutaneous flap (RFFF) procedure in reconstructive head and neck surgery.

Methods: The records of 81 patients who were treated with an RFFF between 1998 and 2009 were systematically reviewed. Data of recipient localization, previous T status, and postoperative complications were analyzed.

Sentinel lymph node mapping by indocyanin green fluorescence imaging in oropharyngeal cancer - preliminary experience.

Background: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection and biopsy is gaining popularity in the treatment of Head and Neck cancer. Various methods in this regard have been described, each with their respective advantages and disadvantages. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the potential application of Indocyanin Green (ICG) in the mapping and detection of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in cancers of the head and neck.

The application and challenges of clinical PD-PDT in the head and neck region: a short review.

We review current clinical applications of photodiagnosis (PD) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the head and neck field and highlight the actual status, problems, challenges as well as the future of this emerging treatment modality. In recent years literature presented input from many new developments and their applications. This is due to better awareness and developing knowledge about PD-PDT from the clinical staff, both nurses and doctors.

Tibial stress fracture after fibular graft harvesting: an unusual complication.

Introduction: Fibular grafts are commonly used in reconstructive head and neck surgery, and several complications have been reported. Tibial stress fracture, however, is rare.

Patient: A 65-year-old woman presented with a tibial stress fracture 10 weeks after a vascularized fibular flap had been harvested for a mandibular defect due to osteoradionecrosis.

Apocrine hidrocystoma of the cheek.

Background: Apocrine hidrocystoma is an uncommon benign cystic proliferation of the apocrine sweat glands. Malignant melanoma, eccrine hidrocystoma, angioma, and follicular cysts have to be considered as differential diagnoses.

Methods And Results: A 63-year-old man is presented with a dark mass measuring 2 x 2 cm on his right cheek.

Primary blastomycosis of oral cavity.

Background: Blastomycosis is an uncommon male-predominant disease caused by the fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. The lungs are most commonly affected, and other organs are usually involved by dissemination. Clinical feature and pathohistologic findings are similar to the appearance of squamous cell carcinoma.