[Surgical treatment of advanced cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx and mandible].

There was presented a case of advanced recurrence of the oral cavity and mandible cancer after partial glossectomy. The authors stress the possibility of extensive surgery and next postoperative defect reconstruction. The Pectoralis Mayor osteomyocutaneous island flap of rib was used to reconstruction of the fundi oral cavity, the mandible and the pharynx.

Endoscopic laser treatment of benign tracheal stenoses.

We present the technique and results of endoscopic neodymium-yttrium aluminum garnet laser treatment of benign tracheal stenoses. This therapy was used in 15 patients with tracheal stenoses. Benign tracheal granulomas were caused by prolonged tracheal intubation in eight patients, permanent maintenance of tracheostomy tube in five patients, and nonspecific inflammatory process of the trachea in two patients.

[The head and neck metastases from clear cell carcinoma of the kidney].

The kidney carcinoma is the commonest tumour to metastasize to the head and neck. The majority of renal metastases occur in the nose and paranasal sinuses. This paper presents four cases of metastatic tumour in the nasal cavities, paranasal sinuses, frontal bone and piriform fossa.

[The latest results of the advanced hypopharyngeal cancer surgery with immediate reconstruction using the free jejunal autograft].

In 21 patients with T3, T4 pharyngo-laryngeal cancer circumferential resection with immediate reconstruction using a free revascularized jejunal autograft was performed. In 13 cases the jejunal reconstruction was successful. In patients previously not irradiated the rate of success was 75% and in irradiated ones 37.