Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients presenting to a head and neck oncology clinic.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among patients presenting to a head and neck oncology clinic prior to a diagnosis.

Methods: The study was conducted by administering questionnaires to 102 patients after being seen in the Head and Neck Oncology clinic for their initial consultation. The questionnaire assessed the extent of CAM use, types of CAMs used, and their reasons for use.

Preoperative atrial fibrillation decreases event-free survival following cardiac surgery.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between preoperative atrial fibrillation and early and late clinical outcomes following cardiac surgery.

Methods: A retrospective cohort including all consecutive coronary artery bypass graft and/or valve surgery patients between 1995 and 2005 was identified (n = 9796). No patient had a concomitant surgical AF ablation.

Nodular fasciitis of the zygoma: A case report.

Nodular fasciitis (NF), a benign proliferation of fibroblasts, commonly presents as a solitary, well-circumscribed, rapidly growing soft tissue mass. It is most commonly located in the upper extremities, particularly on the volar aspect of the elbow, and on the chest and trunk. In adults, NF is rarely found in the head and neck region.