Publications by authors named "V Terenzi"
: Oral cavity squamous-cell carcinoma is among the most frequent head and neck neoplasms. Early-stage T1/T2N0 accounts for 40/45% of new diagnoses. Of these, about 30% of cases hide occult metastases in the neck.
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- Airbags have reduced fatalities in frontal vehicle accidents but can cause severe injuries; a case is presented involving a young male with significant facial trauma after airbag deployment.
- A literature review from 1995-2023 highlights nine patients with severe airbag-related head and neck injuries, three of which were fatal; the discussed case required extensive surgical reconstruction and recovery efforts.
- While facial nerve function improved five months post-surgery, complications like hearing loss were noted, emphasizing the need for prompt exploration and reconstruction of facial nerve injuries after accidents involving airbags.
Microsurgery is the gold standard for hard and soft tissue reconstruction in head and neck neoplasia and malformations. Fibular, iliac crest, and scapular free flaps are the main choices for reconstructive surgery of the jaws. Although widely described in the literature, no statistical comparison analysis of the donor site morbidity of these has been performed to our knowledge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFollicular dentritic cell sarcomatous neoplasms originate from dendritic cells contained within the lymph nodes. In extranodal location, these neoplasms, are rare clinical entities, and even more so, their location in the head-neck region is extremely rare. Only 17 cases of primary dendritic cell sarcoma of the tonsil are reported in the literature at present.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate if antiplatelet therapy in elderly patients undergoing surgical excision of nasal non-melanoma skin cancer and contemporary reconstruction with full-thickness skin graft can be related to a better vitality of the graft and consequently improved aesthetic result.
Materials And Methods: Patients affected by BCC or SCC of the nose that underwent surgical excision and contemporary reconstruction with full-thickness skin graft were divided into two groups according to antiplatelet therapy. Medications were performed 7 and 15 days after surgery.