Publications by authors named "Saleh Alabood"
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are usually found in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas; however, they are rare in the middle ear. The presentation of vague symptoms, such as tinnitus and conductive hearing loss, complicates the diagnosis. We present a 46-year-old male with a history of right ear discharge and a previous canal wall-down mastoidectomy, suspected to have cholesteatoma recurrence.
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- Button battery ingestion is a rare but serious emergency that can lead to high rates of illness and death.
- A child experienced severe complications, including massive vomiting and cardiac arrest, after swallowing a button battery, even after it was successfully removed.
- The child required resuscitation and ICU admission, ultimately resulting in significant neurological issues shown through medical imaging and clinical assessment.*
Background: Sinonasal lymphoepithelial carcinoma (SNLEC) is a rare neoplasm, representing less than 1% of all types of carcinomas and approximately 3% of head and neck tumors. It can affect the nasopharynx due to the rich lymphoid tissue present in this region. Clinical SNLEC presentation varies, ranging from asymptomatic to nonspecific sinonasal symptoms.
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- * A case study details a 56-year-old male smoker experiencing nasal obstruction, weight loss, and facial pain, revealing advanced nasopharyngeal ACC with metastasis, leading to treatment with concurrent radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
- * Although surgical resection with radiotherapy is the preferred treatment for operable ACC, many patients, like this case, receive a combination of radiation and chemotherapy due to the complexity and risks associated with surgery in the nasopharynx.
Sinonasal alveolar soft-part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare malignant disease that comprises 0.4% to 1.2% of all soft-tissue sarcomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe assessed the effects on basketball free throw performance of two types of verbal directions with an external attentional focus. Novices (n = 16) were pre-tested on free throw performance and assigned to two groups of similar ability (n = 8 in each). Both groups received verbal instructions with an external focus on either movement dynamics (movement form) or movement effects (e.
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