Medium-level laser in chronic tinnitus treatment.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of medium-level laser therapy in chronic tinnitus treatment. In a prospective double-blind placebo-controlled trial, either active laser (450 mW, 830 nm combined Ga-Al-As diode laser) or placebo irradiation was applied through the external acoustic meatus of the affected ear towards the cochlea. Fourty-eight patients with chronic tinnitus were studied.

Modified radical neck dissection and minimal invasive tumor surgery in the middle of split course of concomitant chemoradiotherapy of advanced HNSCC.

Objective: The effectiveness of modified radical neck dissection with concomitant chemoradiotherapy in patients with N2/3 advanced head and neck cancer was evaluated.

Study Design And Setting: Retrospective study of 35 patients treated at the University Hospital, Medical University, Innsbruck. The treatment consisted of a split course radiation up to 70 Gy with concomitant chemotherapy with Mytomicin C and 5-fluorouracil.

Distant metastasis of parotid gland tumors.

The incidence of distant metastasis in head and neck cancer and especially in salivary gland cancer is relatively low in comparison to other malignancies. However, the presence of distant metastasis heralds a poor prognosis in head and neck cancer, with a median survival of 4.3-7.