Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum (case report).

We report an extremely rare case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the nasal septum. A patient with a history of right-sided nasal obstruction presented to our clinic. Clinical examination revealed a mass in the right nasal cavity originating from the nasal septum.

Simultaneous non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the external auditory canal and thyroid gland: A case report.

Approximately 25% of all cases of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) occur in the head and neck region; NHL of the external auditory canal (EAC) and thyroid gland are rare. Specific immunohistochemical staining of the excised tissue is required to confirm the final pathologic diagnosis. We report the case of a 53-year-old woman with underlying systemic lupus erythematosus and autoimmune hemolytic anemia that were in remission.

Determination of the biofilm formation capacity of bacterial pathogens associated with otorhinolaryngologic diseases in the Malaysian population.

This study aims to assess the association between microbial composition, biofilm formation and chronic otorhinolaryngologic disorders in Malaysia. A total of 45 patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, chronic tonsillitis and chronic suppurative otitis media and 15 asymptomatic control patients were studied. Swab samples were obtained from these subjects.

Surgical management of tympanojugular paragangliomas with intradural extension, with a proposed revision of the Fisch classification.

Background: Tympanojugular paragangliomas (TJPs) with intradural extension can be successfully treated by a single or staged procedure with low surgical morbidity.

Objectives: To present the clinical findings and treatment methods used for surgically treating TJP with intradural extension, as well as to discuss the complications of treatment and the relative merits of single versus staged surgery by using a comprehensive literature review comparing objective outcome measures.

Study Design: A retrospective case review of 45 cases of TJP with intradural extension.

Oncologic outcome in surgical management of jugular paraganglioma and factors influencing outcomes.

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that may influence the management outcome in patients with jugular paragangliomas.

Methods: The surgical records of 121 cases of jugular paraganglioma (Fisch classifications C and D) were reviewed.

Results: The average follow-up was 88 months.

Rate of recurrent vestibular schwannoma after total removal via different surgical approaches.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the differences in the recurrence rates of vestibular schwannoma (VS) after total tumor removal through enlarged translabyrinthine (ETL), retrosigmoid (RS), and middle cranial fossa (MCF) approaches. Our results were compared with previously published data, and literature reviews were done to identify the possible causes for the recurrence of VS.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 2,400 cases of VS that underwent removal at the Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza, Italy, from 1983 until 2010.

Effects of early commercial air travel on graft healing rates after tympanoplasty.

Objectives: We sought to determine whether commercial air travel soon after tympanoplasty significantly affects graft healing rates.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 169 patients who underwent tympanoplasty from 1993 to 2009, comparing two groups of patients: 69 patients who flew 1 day after surgery and 100 who did not. The confounding factors analyzed were side of surgery, size of perforation, surgical approach, graft material, and grafting technique.

Vertebral artery involvement by tympanojugular paragangliomas: management and outcomes with a proposed addition to the fisch classification.

Objectives: To present the management and outcomes of cases of tympanojugular paraganglioma (TJP) with vertebral artery (VA) involvement, and to propose the addition of the new 'V' category to the Fisch classification.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective analysis of data from a quaternary neuro-otologic and skull base referral center. We studied 230 TJP patients to identify the cases with VA involvement and present their management, surgical findings and outcome.

Management of vagal paragangliomas including application of internal carotid artery stenting.

Background: The primary treatment of vagal paraganglioma (VP) includes 'wait and scan', surgery and radiotherapy.

Objectives: To present the clinical findings, surgical treatment including application of internal carotid artery (ICA) stenting to facilitate surgery, and complications, as well as to review the literature and to discuss the decision-making process in the management of VP cases based on our experience and the literature.

Design: A retrospective case review of 22 cases with VP.

Management of complex tympanojugular paragangliomas including endovascular intervention.

Objectives/hypothesis: To identify complex cases of tympanojugular paraganglioma (TJP) and to analyze their management and surgical outcome. To present strategy and guidelines on how to deal with the perioperative complicating factors.

Study Design: Retrospective analysis.