Risk factors for hypothyroidism following hemithyroidectomy.

Objective: Hypothyroidism is the most common complication of hemithyroidectomy for thyroid nodules. This retrospective cohort study investigated the prognostic factors for hypothyroidism following hemithyroidectomy.

Methods: We included patients who underwent hemithyroidectomy between 2016 and 2017, excluding those with history of preoperative hypothyroidism or malignancy on histopathological examination.

Prolonged Overall Treatment Time and Lack of Skin Rash Negatively Impact Overall Survival in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy and Concomitant Cetuximab.

Background: Cetuximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody against EGFR sensitizes tumors to radiotherapy (RT), but is associated with skin and mucosal toxicity.

Objective: We report outcomes and tolerance of definitive RT in association with cetuximab in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma (LASCC) of the head and neck.

Patients And Methods: Between 2006 and 2011, 92 consecutive patients with LASCC of the head and neck were treated with RT and concomitant weekly cetuximab.

Diagnostic performance of FDG PET/CT to detect subclinical HNSCC recurrence 6 months after the end of treatment.

Purpose: Posttreatment follow-up for the recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a diagnostic challenge. Tissue distortion from radiation and surgery can obscure early detection of recurrence by conventional follow-up approaches such as physical examination or conventional imaging. Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT is widely validated for the diagnosis of suspected recurrence.

Early recurrence or submucosal residual of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: diagnosis by CT-guided endolaryngeal core biopsy on a transcutaneous approach.

Background: Ultrasound and CT-guided biopsy is a common procedure for histologic diagnosis of recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The present study describes a novel CT-guided endolaryngeal puncture site.

Methods And Results: A 59-year-old man was treated for a T2N0M0 supraglottic laryngeal tumor by laser resection and bilateral lymph node dissection; exeresis was judged complete.

Prognostic value of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography imaging in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: High tumor uptake of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is associated with an unfavorable outcome in patients with cancer. We evaluated FDG uptake as a prognostic factor in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Methods: Maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of tumor, liver, and pulmonary artery were recorded.

Does 18F-FDG PET/CT improve the detection of posttreatment recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in patients negative for disease on clinical follow-up?

Unlabelled: Posttreatment surveillance for the recurrence of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is a diagnostic challenge. Tissue distortion from radiation and surgery can obscure early detection of recurrence by conventional follow-up approaches such as physical examination, CT, and MRI. Several studies have shown that 18F-FDG PET may be an effective technique for the detection of persistent, recurrent, and distant metastatic HNSCC after treatment.

Management of primary hyperthyroidism: toward minimal access surgery.

Fifteen years ago, bilateral exploration of the neck was dogma in parathyroid surgery. Now, less invasive procedures can be used to target lesions identified by new tests such as dual-phase Sestamibi scanning or intraoperative documentation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) level changes after removal of a parathyroid gland. A hand-held gamma probe can be used for intraoperative detection of high-uptake lesions, and video-assisted endoscopic surgery has been used successfully.

CFTR transgene expression in primary DeltaF508 epithelial cell cultures from human nasal polyps following gene transfer with cationic phosphonolipids.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal lethal recessive disorder in the Caucasian population. The major cause of mortality is lung disease, owing to the failure of a functional protein from the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Today, even though the knowledge about the CFTR genomic is extensive, no efficient treatment has been developed yet.

Mandibular fractures in children: long term results.

Mandibular fractures in children treated in our department between March 1994 and January 2001 were retrospectively studied. Age, sex, type of fracture, etiology and evolution after treatment, functional mobility and maximal mouth opening were recorded. The population consisted of 19 patients who sustained 30 fractures.