3D modeling of anterior 2/3rds glossectomy reconstruction: A volume based donor site evaluation.

Objective: Anterior 2/3rds glossectomy results in significant patient morbidity due to speech and swallowing impairment. Microvascular free flap reconstruction compensates for large volume defects. Flap volume is based on the adipose content of the donor site and varies by patient body mass index (BMI) and donor site location.

Higher Computed Tomography (CT) Scan Resolution Improves Accuracy of Patient-specific Mandibular Models When Compared to Cadaveric Gold Standard.

Background: 3D-printed patient-specific anatomical models are becoming an increasingly popular tool for planning reconstructive surgeries to treat oral cancer. Currently there is a lack of information regarding model accuracy, and how the resolution of the computed tomography (CT) scan affects the accuracy of the final model.

Purpose: The primary objective of this study was to determine the CT z-axis resolution necessary in creating a patient specific mandibular model with clinically acceptable accuracy for global bony reconstruction.

Tissue Engineering: Current Technology for Facial Reconstruction.

Facial reconstruction is a complex surgical process that requires intricate three-dimensional (3D) concepts for optimal functional and aesthetic outcomes. Conventional reconstruction of structural facial anomalies, such as those including cartilage or bony defects, typically rely on hand-carving autologous constructs harvested from a separate donor site, and shaping that cartilage or bone into a new structural framework. Tissue engineering has emerged in recent decades as a potential approach to mitigate the need for donor site morbidity while improving precision in the design of reconstructive construct.

Response to induction chemotherapy in sinonasal malignancies: A single-institutional experience.

Background: Sinonasal malignancy (SNM) is a heterogeneous group of diseases for which induction chemotherapy (IC) may reduce tumor burden. The purpose of this study was to characterize the response to IC in SNM as a prognostic factor through its effect on survival.

Methods: Retrospective cohort of patients undergoing IC for SNM between 2010 and 2019 at our quaternary referral center.

Central Skull Base Osteomyelitis: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Center Over 5 Years.

Objective: Skull base osteomyelitis may rarely present in the sphenoid bone or clivus without an otologic source. This is referred to as central skull base osteomyelitis (CSBO). Knowledge regarding CSBO is limited to case reports and small case series.