Recurrence Rates Over 20 Years in the Treatment of Malignant Melanoma: Immediate Versus Delayed Reconstruction.

Unlabelled: Wide local excision (WLE) with a safety margin is the standard of treatment for primary head and neck cutaneous malignant melanoma (HNCMM). Studies have demonstrated inconsistency in recurrence rates following immediate versus delayed reconstruction. The objectives of this study were to assess and compare recurrence rates after WLE of HNCMM followed by immediate or delayed reconstruction in determining recurrence-free survival estimates.

The glomic artery supply of carotid body tumors and implications for embolization.

Carotid body tumors (CBT) are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms that usually present in the third or fourth decades of life and are benign in more than 95% of cases. In the angiographic literature, the arterial supply to carotid body tumors is well documented but is often incomplete, with infrequent mention of the glomic artery, a common arterial feeder described in the anatomic and pathologic literature. Through a review of our neuroendovascular patient database, we identified eight patients with CBT undergoing transarterial embolization followed by resection.

Analysis of the NSQIP database in 676 patients undergoing laryngopharyngectomy: the impact of flap reconstruction.

Objective: Assess impact of reconstructive procedures on patients undergoing laryngopharyngectomy and to determine whether 30-day postoperative morbidity and mortality varied between patients who underwent flap reconstruction and those who did not.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis of the prospectively collected American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement (ACS-NSQIP) database.

Setting: Tertiary medical center.

Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma: update on a new diagnosis of salivary gland malignancy.

Objectives/hypothesis: To review the known histopathologic findings and clinical behavior of mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC).

Data Sources: PubMed.

Review Methods: Literature search using the terms "Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma," "Mammary analog secretory carcinoma," and "MASC" to identify all relevant publications.