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Papular mucinosis is an idiopathic cutaneous mucinosis. It includes 3 clinicopathologic subsets according to the recent Rongioletti classification: a generalized papular form, a localized form, and atypical forms. The localized form is subdivided into 5 subtypes. The atypical form does not meet the c...
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PMID: 21576580
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Orvosi Hetilap (152)19 2011
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Serum thyroglobulin is an essential marker during the follow-up of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Demonstration of the total absence of thyroglobulin is not possible by immunoanalytic methods if thyroglobulin antibody is present in serum samples that occur in almost 20% of patients w...
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PMID: 21498164
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We report two patients who were treated acutely for this condition. Both presented with weakness in the upper limbs and paraspinal cervical musculature after a fracture of C2. Despite improvement in the strength of the upper limbs, the paraspinal muscle weakness persisted in both patients. One ultim...
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PMID: 21464490
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A 60 yr-old male underwent anterior cervical fusion under general anesthesia. Neck swelling was observed at the next morning. Subsequently, emergent CT scanning was performed, which revealed a retropharyngeal hematoma narrowing the upper airway and right anterior neck hematoma signif...
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PMID: 21991746
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American Surgeon (77)2 2011
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The present study describes analytically a rare case in which lingual and facial arteries arise together from an external carotid artery in a common trunk. Thirty anatomic dissections were performed on 15 cadavers in the macroscopic laboratory in the Department of Anatomy of the Medi...
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PMID: 21337870
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We focused on the search for risk factors predictive of lymph node involvement in patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma to plan the most appropriate management and follow-up. Methods and study design. We carried out a cross-sectional study among patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma and ly...
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PMID: 21789006
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A "composite" type subplatysmal dissection with lateral advancement of the platysma-skin flap to lift the neck during rhytidectomy has been advocated by several authors. However, the limited subplatysmal dissection described in these techniques restricts the degree of mobilization of the flap. There...
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PMID: 21200231
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Journal of Trauma (70)1 2011
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Cervical extrication collars are applied to millions of blunt trauma victims despite the lack of any evidence that a collar can protect against secondary injuries to the cervical spine. Cadaver studies support that in the presence of a dissociative injury, substantial motion can occur within the occ...
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PMID: 21217496
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I in 24 patients, II in 43, III in 109, and IV in 1 patient. Eight patients had a major pathologic response after induction therapy. On univariate analysis, variables significantly associated with positive CRL nodes included squamous cell histology, proximal location, advanced clinical presentation,...
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PMID: 21095315
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The patient was a 72-year-old man with C4 incomplete tetraplegia incurred in a traffic accident in March, 2008. He managed his bladder with an indwelling Foley catheter. In August, 2009, the catheter obstruction induced autonomic dysreflexia (AD). Although distention of bladder disappeared immediate...
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PMID: 21187714
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We report 4 cases to support this postulation. The patients were male adults aged 42 to 89 years, who presented with an infiltrative, firm cervical mass. Two patients also had IgG4-related chronic sclerosing sialadenitis of submandibular gland and lymphadenopathy. Histologically, the cervical soft t...
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PMID: 20871392
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Previous parts to this series on thoracic and neck trauma discussed the anatomy and physiology of the thorax, assessment and initial nursing interventions, imaging and adjuncts to diagnosis. Part 2 described specific chest wall and lung injuries, types of pneumothoraces and their diagnosis and manag...
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PMID: 20869657
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Pediatric Emergency Care (26)10 2010
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Our objective was to compare the ability of residents to intubate a child manikin using the standard Macintosh laryngoscope and the novel GlideScope.
Pediatric residents who passed an advanced pediatric life support course were eligible. Four scenarios were proposed: Macintosh (M) and GlideScope (G)...
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PMID: 20881907
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New England Journal of Medicine (363)14 2010
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Anesthesiology (113)4 2010
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Il Giornale di chirurgia (31)10 2010
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Thoracic duct injury is uncommon in surgery of the neck: relatively more common after laryngeal and esophageal surgery, rare in thyroid surgery. From January 1986 to June 2009 were treated 14 patients with lesions of the cervical thoracic duct undergo surgery for thyroid disease: 4 goitre cervico-med...
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PMID: 20939953
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Ultrasound is a relatively inexpensive, non-invasive, and readily available technique that is well tolerated by patients. It is particularly useful in the examination of superficial structures where the use of a high frequency linear probe (7.5-12 MHz) produces high definition multi-planar images. T...
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PMID: 19939526
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Papillary carcinoma is the most frequent malign tumour of the thyroid with rising incidence and metastasising in lymphatic veins.
Diagnosing our patients and comparing the TNM stages to metastases found in lymphatic nodes. MATERIALS, METHODS: A retrospective study of 1,353 patients treated at our de...
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PMID: 21121153
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We report a case of diverticulitis affecting a colonic segment used as an interposition graft following laryngopharyngectomy. The patient presented as an emergency to our department with a history of a red, swollen and painful neck. She had undergone laryngopharyngectomy for laryngeal cancer in 1967...
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PMID: 20573308
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Platysma innervation has various clinical applications. Although some patients have unsightly platysmal bands, others suffer from hyperkinetic motility disorders of the platysma that constitute both an aesthetic and functional impairment. Recently, the cervical motor branch has been used to reconstr...
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PMID: 20463628
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A 14-year-old girl was referred to our department with a 3-month history of an asymptomatic swelling in the left cervical triangle. The girl, an active ski jumper, was used to carrying her skis on the left shoulder. There was a history of many minor falls and contusions of her body. The left posteri...
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PMID: 20461532
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Gadofluorine M allowed for high signal and high contrast visualization of lymph nodes in all stations on post-contrast images with a significantly increased SNR and CNR (SNR pelvic lymph nodes post vs. pre: 46 +/- 7 vs.14 +/- 3, SNR cervical lymph nodes post vs. pre: 105 +/- 64 vs. 32 +/- 21; CNR pe...
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PMID: 20419610
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Folia morphologica (69)3 2010
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We examined 38 adult human formalin-fixed cadavers. The superior root was present in 38 (100%) cases and 37 (97%) cases, on the right and left sides, respectively. More than half (56%) of these roots were located superior to the posterior belly of the digastric muscle. The inferior root, on the othe...
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PMID: 21154286
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To study the microsurgical method of repairing skin and soft tissue defects on head, face, and neck.
Thirty-one patients with skin and soft tissue defects on the head, face, or neck were hospitalized from July 2007 to May 2010, including 10 cases of scalp defects, 4 cases of skin and soft tissue def...
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PMID: 21029682
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Visual assessment of head and neck alignment by physiotherapists is of questionable validity for identifying deviations in the order of 5 degrees from neutral. For deviations of 10 degrees in a single plane visual, observation is comparable to other clinically available tools....
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PMID: 20658928
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We report a case of complete congenital branchial fistula with an internal opening near the tonsillar fossa. Cysts, fistulas, and sinuses of the second branchial cleft are the most common developmental anomalies arising from the branchial apparatus. In our case, a 43-year-old man presented with a se...
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PMID: 20737362
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British Journal of Radiology (83)992 2010
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In all, 191 patients were identified for each group; 49/191 (26%) patients in group 1 developed locoregional nodal recurrence (12% central neck and 21% lateral neck), compared with 11/191 (6%) patients in group 2 (3% central neck and 3% lateral neck; P < .05). Overall, 161/191 (84%) patients in grou...
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PMID: 20451230
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American Surgeon (76)8 2010
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For experiments 1 and 2, decreased centre of foot pressure displacements were observed in the Vision relative to the No vision and in the Tactile stimulation relative to the No tactile stimulation condition. For experiments 3 and 4, more accurate and more consistent repositioning performances were o...
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PMID: 20628325
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Auris Nasus Larynx (37)4 2010
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We examined 5 cases of descending necrotizing mediastinitis, successfully treated with antibiotics and surgical drainage. Abscess was found in the lower part of the anterior mediastinum in 3 cases and the posterior mediastinum in 2 cases. We first conducted transcervical mediastinal drainage for 3 c...
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PMID: 20034751
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Auris Nasus Larynx (37)4 2010
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We performed incisional drainage and intra-operatively we observed a transparent, colorless lymph fluid that oozed from the operative field, which was mainly a fatty layer at the supraclavicular area. Dilated lymphatic ducts were seen along the carotid artery and internal jugular vein, but damaged l...
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PMID: 20031353
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Zhonghua Yixue Zazhi (90)26 2010
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To explore the clinical efficacy of using forehead expansive skin flap double-pedicled with superficial temporal vessels for repairing male cervicofacial scar.
From July 2005 to June 2009, 13 male patients with an average age of 27 years old (range: 21 - 38) were operated by the above method. The sc...
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PMID: 20979826
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Ergonomics (53)7 2010
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This study demonstrates that appropriate measurement procedures can detect differences in head movement in a near reading task when using three different progressive addition lenses (PALs). The movements were measured using an anatomical reference system with a biomechanical rationale. This referenc...
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PMID: 20582771
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A 20-year-old male patient presented with a left cervical solid indolent swelling. On mirror examination a prominence in the lateral wall of the oro- and hypopharynx and, in the throat, a solid indolent and easily movable swelling in regions II-III were seen. B-mode and Doppler ultrasound demonstrat...
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PMID: 20517589
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Dermatologic Surgery (36)7 2010
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For the entire cohort, blood was drawn 25.6 +/- 6.6 minutes after IPL was completed. In the face only group, the mean lidocaine level was 0.122 +/- 0.125 microg/mL, and the mean prilocaine level was 0.048 +/- 0.029 microg/mL. In the face, neck, and chest group, the mean lidocaine level was 0.272 +/-...
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PMID: 20653728
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Cirugía Española (88)1 2010
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The duration of follow-up was a mean of 8 months (range, 3 to 22). Of the 60 patients, 22 were treated once and 38 were treated 2 to 18 times (mean 2.6 times/patient). The mean total volume of ethanol in 60 patients was 11.2 mL (range, 0.5 to 230 mL). Of the 60 patients, 56 had complete volume reduc...
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PMID: 19962811
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We report a rare and unusual case of a patient with an ingested fishbone which migrated from the oropharynx to the anterior compartment of the retropharyngeal space and then to the deep neck space in the nasopharynx (i.e. the carotid space). This report aims to describe a successful, minimally invas...
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PMID: 20082742
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We propose an algorithm for the timely diagnosis and management of cervicofacial necrotising fasciitis.
Retrospective review of seven patients ultimately diagnosed with cervicofacial necrotising fasciitis.
In these seven patients, common presenting symptoms included sore throat, fever and neck pain....
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PMID: 20298644
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Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (6)3 2010
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Risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are male gender, obesity and abnormalities in neck soft tissue mass. OSA is associated with both growth hormone (GH) excess and severe GH deficiency in adults. Adults with abdominal obesity have markedly suppressed GH secretion.
To study the effect of G...
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PMID: 20572419
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Journal of Surgical Oncology (101)8 2010
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The head and neck region poses a challenging arena for oncologic surgery. Diseases and their treatment can affect a myriad of functions, including sight, hearing, taste, smell, breathing, speaking, swallowing, facial expression, and appearance. This review discusses several areas where refinements i...
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PMID: 20512941
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Our results suggest that neck depth, Rm for the facial axis and the minimum airway behind the tongue in the supine position may be determinants of the severity of OSAS....
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PMID: 21073133
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The lesions were bilateral and located in the subcutaneous fat layer of the cheek (n = 5), buccal space (n = 2), periorbital area (n = 1), periauricular area (n = 1), neck (n = 1), and nose (n = 1). The predominant CT features were speckled mass formation (n = 3), fat-density nodule (n = 5), high-de...
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PMID: 20140854
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Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery (45)6 2010
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To study the indication and clinical application of lateral neck incision for the removal of cervical esophageal foreign bodies.
From January 1999 to January 2009, 2189 cases esophageal foreign bodies were treated. The clinical data of 137 cases (6.25%) with lateral neck incision were retrospectivel...
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PMID: 21055327
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