American Journal of Otolaryngology
Introduction: Keratinization may be a vulnerable aid in predicting response to therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Methods: The presence or absence of keratin in biopsy specimens was correlated with tumor behavior, locoregional control, patterns of failure, and survival of patients irradiated for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Results: Patients with keratinizing squamous-cell cancers (World Health Organization...
A small earthenware statuette was evacuated from the votive-depot of acropolis of Gortys, an ancient town in South-Crete/Greece. This ex-voto is dated approximately 7th to 6th century BC and very probably represents some symptoms of a stroke, especially the left facial palsy and the contracture of the left arm. Since the Minoan time until today, people of Crete have been offering ex-votos to gods...
Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate the influence of several different prognostic factors in determining both local recurrence rates and survival in patients treated for carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses.Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of patients treated between January, 1975 and December, 1991 was undertaken. Hospital charts were reviewed collecting demographic, clinical,...
This article describes a woman with hemorrhagic telangiectasia, or Osler-Weber-Rendu disease, with recurrent nosebleeds despite prior septal dermoplasty and laser treatments. Telangiectasias were clearly shown at the time of angiography. Emobilization of abnormal vessels on both sides resulted in cessation of epistaxis for many months. Bilateral studies are important, even when the epitaxis seems...
Introduction: In our previous study (Am J Otolaryngol 14:413-418, 1993), we reported that prolonged auditory brainstem response latencies are associated with microvascular complications and the duration of diabetes in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). To investigate whether short-term improvement in metabolic control also affects ABR-responses, we compared ABR-latencies in...