Latarjet procedure using subscapularis split approach offers better rotational endurance than partial tenotomy for anterior shoulder instability.

Purpose: Latarjet, which is a coracoid bone block procedure, is an effective treatment for anterior shoulder instability with glenoid bone loss. During this reconstructive procedure the subscapularis may be tenotomized or be split to expose the glenoid neck. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of subscapularis management on functional outcomes and internal and external rotation durability and strength.

Cervical artery dissection in patients ≥60 years: Often painless, few mechanical triggers.

Objective: In a cohort of patients diagnosed with cervical artery dissection (CeAD), to determine the proportion of patients aged ≥60 years and compare the frequency of characteristics (presenting symptoms, risk factors, and outcome) in patients aged <60 vs ≥60 years.

Methods: We combined data from 3 large cohorts of consecutive patients diagnosed with CeAD (i.e.

Skip lateral lymph node metastasis leaping over the central neck compartment in papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Objective: This study was performed to investigate the frequency and pattern as well as the predictive factors of skip metastasis (lateral cervical lymph node metastasis without central lymph node metastasis) in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Methods: 450 PTC patients who received total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection(CND) combined with modified radical lateral neck dissection(LND) were divided into two groups: with or without skip metastases. The clinicopathological characteristics were statistically compared and analyzed, and univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to detect the risk factors of skip metastasis.

Rare anatomical variant of the cervical internal carotid artery.

Neck dissection is routine for the management of cancers of the head and neck. Knowledge of anatomical variants in the carotid artery system at various levels of dissection should prevent inadvertent injury to major blood vessels, which can cause massive bleeding. We report a rare 180° sharp bend in the cervical course of the internal carotid artery at level II, which we found during a modified neck dissection.

Change in tongue pressure in patients with head and neck cancer after surgical resection.

Tongue pressure is reportedly associated with dysphagia. This study investigated relationships among characteristics of head and neck cancer, tongue pressure and dysphagia screening tests performed in patients with head and neck cancer during the acute phase after surgical resection. Fifty-seven patients (36 men, 21 women; age range 26-95 years) underwent surgical resection and dysphagia screening tests (Repetitive Saliva Swallowing Test, Water Swallowing Test, Modified Water Swallowing Test and Food Test) and pre- and postoperative measurement of tongue pressure at 5 time points (preoperatively, and 1-2 weeks and 1, 2, and 3 months postoperatively).

Risk factors for post-thyroidectomy haemorrhage: a meta-analysis.

Background: Post-thyroidectomy haemorrhage is a rare but potentially life-threatening and unpredictable complication of thyroid surgery. In this study, we analysed the potential risk factors for the occurrence of post-thyroidectomy haemorrhage.

Methods: The PubMed and SCIE databases were comprehensively searched for studies published before June 30, 2016.

Patterns, Predictive Factors, and Prognostic Impact of Contralateral Lateral Lymph Node Metastasis in N1b Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.

Background: Although the incidence among patients with bilateral lateral lymph node metastasis (LLNM) in N1b papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is reported to be as high as 40%, only a few reports have addressed the characteristics of contralateral LLNM. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the characteristics of patients with contralateral LLNM in N1b PTC.

Methods: This study retrospectively reviewed 834 patients with N1b PTC who underwent modified radical neck dissection between January 1997 and June 2015.

Treatment of complex intracranial aneurysm: Case report of the simultaneous use of endovascular and microsurgical techniques.

Background: The surgical treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms (CIAs) represents a significant challenge to the skill and expertise of the neurosurgeon. The natural history of complex cerebrovascular lesions is especially unfavorable because of the pressure effect on adjacent areas, the risk of embolism in the presence of intraluminal thrombi, and the possibility of hemorrhage through leakage or rupture of the aneurysm. The surgical strategy must be customized for each case in order to maximize the treatment effectiveness and the safety of the patient.

[Effectiveness of Lenvatinib for Thyroid Cancer with Lung Metastases - Report of a Case].

A 73-year-old woman visited our hospital 1 year 4 months ago because of multiple lung masses that were incidentally detected on CT. We subsequently conducted a whole body examination. Ultrasonography revealed multiple masses in her thyroid.

A Case of Primary Combined Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Neuroendocrine (Atypical Carcinoid) Tumor in the Floor of the Mouth.

The combined squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with neuroendocrine (atypical carcinoid (AC)) tumor is extremely rare in the head and neck. We present here the first case of SCC with AC arising in the floor of the mouth of 65-year-old man. The tumor is comprised of two components of SCC and AC in the biopsy specimen.

Venous anastomosis in free flap reconstruction after radical neck dissection: is the external jugular vein a feasible option?

Free microvascular tissue transfer has become a reliable and wellestablished technique in reconstructive surgery. Success rates greater than 95% are constantly reported in the literature. End-to-end anastomosis to the external jugular vein (EJ) is supposed to be equally successful as anastomosis to the internal jugular vein (IJ) in patients treated with selective neck dissection.

Long-Term Control of Hypercortisolism by Vandetanib in a Case of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma with a Somatic RET Mutation.

Background: Medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTCs) complicated by ectopic Cushing's syndrome (CS) have a poor prognosis, partially due to the difficulty in controlling hypercortisolism by adrenal blocking drugs. Recent reports (including the initial follow-up of this patient) have suggested that tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) may be a therapeutic option due to an anti-secretory action on ACTH. However, there is a lack of long-term follow-up studies.

Straightforward Method for Coverage of Major Vessels After Modified Radical Neck Dissection.

A new method for covering the internal jugular vein and carotid artery after exposure of the cervical vascular axis subsequent to neck dissection is presented. To cover the most caudal part of the vascular axis, a platysma coli muscle flap is harvested from its most medial and inferior part of the neck in a caudally based fashion and is slightly rotated posteriorly up to 45°. In addition, a superiorly based sternocleidomastoid muscle flap involving the posterior half of the muscle after detachment of the clavicle head is harvested and rotated 45° anteriorly to cover the upper two thirds of the vascular axis.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound mapping of sentinel lymph nodes in oral tongue cancer-a pilot study.

Objectives: To assess the usefulness of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with peritumoral injection of microbubble contrast agent for detecting the sentinel lymph nodes for oral tongue carcinoma.

Methods: The study was carried out on 12 patients with T1-2cN0 oral tongue cancer. A radical resection of the primary disease was planned; a modified radical supraomohyoid neck dissection was reserved for patients with larger lesions (T2, n = 8).

Extensive Regional Metastasis of High-Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of an Unknown Primary Tumor.

Purpose: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common salivary carcinoma. It arises most frequently in the major salivary glands, but can also arise in minor glands or intraosseous sites. MEC of an unknown primary occurs very rarely.

Neck dissection with harmonic scalpel and electrocautery? A randomised study.

Objective: Is the use of harmonic scalpel for neck dissection useful? Literature search did not show a single, prospective, randomised control trial. We intended to study the role of harmonic scalpel in neck dissection and compare it with conventional electrocautery technique for oral cavity carcinoma.

Methods: 40 patients undergoing selective neck dissection for primary oral cavity malignancy were enrolled in this study.

Dynamic Risk Estimates of Outcome in Chinese Patients with Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer After Total Thyroidectomy and Radioactive Iodine Remnant Ablation.

Background: This study was conducted to compare the staging systems for the prediction of long-term disease status in patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC), and to find out the earliest postoperative period predictor of long-term persistence/recurrence of disease.

Methods: Patients with WDTC (n = 356; M = 41.5 ± 12.

A different prognostic value of BRAFV600E mutation positivity in various age groups of patients with papillary thyroid cancer.

The aim of the retrospective single-center study was to assess the prognostic value of BRAFV600E mutation positivity (BRAFV600E+) on disease persistence/recurrence in patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). A total of 199 patients having had initial surgery with neck dissection in our hospital between 6/2009-6/2012 were included in the cohort. Excluded were patients with unifocal microcarcinoma ≤1cm.

Atheroma of the facial artery mimicking a parotid gland tumor: A case report.

Introduction: Atheroma of the facial artery is an extremely rare disease.

Clinical Findings/patient Concerns: Herein, we report an extremely rare case of an atheroma arising from the facial artery, mimicking a parotid gland tumor.

Diagnoses: The preoperative diagnosis was a right-sided parotid gland tumor.

Management of neck metastases in head and neck cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines.

This is the official guideline endorsed by the specialty associations involved in the care of head and neck cancer patients in the UK. A rational plan to manage the neck is necessary for all head and neck primaries. With the emergence of new level 1 evidence across several domains of neck metastases, this guideline will identify the evidence-based recommendations for management.

Recurrent head and neck cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines.

This is the official guideline endorsed by the specialty associations involved in the care of head and neck cancer patients in the UK. Recurrent cancers present some of the most challenging management issues in head and neck surgical and oncological practice. This is rendered even more complex by the poor evidence base to support management options, the substantial implications that treatments can have on the function and quality of life, and the difficult decision-making considerations for supportive care alone.

Management of lateral skull base cancer: United Kingdom National Multidisciplinary Guidelines.

This is the official guideline endorsed by the specialty associations involved in the care of head and neck cancer patients in the UK. It provides recommendations on the work up and management of lateral skull base cancer based on the existing evidence base for this rare condition. Recommendations • All patients with more than one of: chronic otalgia, bloody otorrhoea, bleeding, mass, facial swelling or palsy should be biopsied.

[Modified minimally invasive video-assisted lateral neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma: a series of 130 cases].

To discuss the feasibility, safety and oncologic completeness of modified minimally invasive video-assisted lateral neck dissection (MIVALND) for papillary thyroid carcinoma. Data of 130 patients from Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University undergoing MIVALND from January 2013 to September 2015 were reviewed retrospectively. There were 31 male and 99 female patients with the mean age of (39±11) years.

[Strategy of points, lines and layers in needle assisted laparoscope functional modified neck dissection through bilateral breast approach].

The incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma is growing rapidly. Especially in young patients, the patients have high demand for better cosmetic effect and less psychological trauma. The application of laparoscope technique in papillary thyroid carcinoma surgery should meet the needs of patients.

Extrathyroidal Radioiodine Accumulation in a Fibroadenoma of the Breast.

A 45-year-old woman with a differentiated thyroid carcinoma received adjuvant radioiodine therapy following total thyroidectomy and left modified radical neck dissection. A posttherapy planar radioiodine scan showed multifocal uptake in the thyroid bed and left chest. SPECT/CT revealed a fibroadenoma in the left breast.