Publications by authors named "O O Okuyemi"
Incidental Finding of Double Posterior Belly of Digastric Muscle in Head and Neck Cancer Patient.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
December 2024
Objectives: The digastric muscles have important roles in swallowing, chewing, speech, and landmark identification during neck dissection. The posterior belly of the digastric muscle (PBDM) is often useful for defining boundaries in surgical neck dissection as it contributes to the carotid, submandibular, and submental triangles. The cadaveric prevalence rate of anatomic variations in the digastrics has been reported to be 31.
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- Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer, with this case report focusing on two instances of occult thyroid carcinoma (OTC), where cancer spreads to lymph nodes without a detectable primary tumor in the thyroid.
- The first case involves a 67-year-old female who had swelling in her neck, leading to the discovery of PTC metastasis in lymph nodes after surgeries, while the second case features a 79-year-old male with PTC spreading to his parotid gland, both lacking any primary tumor in the thyroid on final analysis.
- OTC is rare, and its diagnosis can be complicated, so the authors emphasize the need for more research to create standardized diagnostic and treatment protocols for this condition
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common malignancy of the oropharynx (OP). Treatment of OP SCC includes chemotherapy, radiation, and/or surgery. OP SCC can spread via direct extension, lymphatics, or hematogenously.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite the endorsement of intrauterine device (IUD) use in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) by leading professional organizations and demonstrated acceptance and desirability by AYAs, clinicians may worry about the procedural difficulty of IUD device placement in younger patients.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of first-attempt IUD placement in an AYA population by vaginal delivery (VD) history.
Study Design: We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients under 25 years old at reproductive health clinics with an IUD placement attempt between January 1 and August 31, 2017.