Bilobulated nasal flap in cancer facial surgery
The skin cancer is a malign neoplasm who has great incidence in the Chilean population. The facial region is very affected by the high exposition to the sun irradiation. The…
Treatment of cN0 neck in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: ipsilateral versus bilateral neck dissection
Background: Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) of the oral cavity show a great tendency to invade cervical lymph nodes, and such metastasis is an important prognostic factor. However, the treatment of…
Intralesional methotrexate treatment for keratoacanthoma
Background and objectives: Keratoacanthoma (KA) is a variant of a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The tumour is characterized by spontaneous regression. Clinical and histological differentiation from an invasive SCC…
The role of ultrasound scanning of the neck in pre-operative staging of cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck
Background: The increased average age of the world population coupled with long-term sun exposure has led to an increase in the incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). The incidence…
Microvascular autologous transplantation of partial submandibular gland for severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of microvascular autologous transplantation of partial submandibular gland (SMG) to prevent or reduce epiphora in severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS). Methods: Thirty-nine patients with KCS, for…
Transoral management of large calculi in submandibular gland with sialendoscopy
Objective: Recently, different minimally invasive techniques have been developed for the management of the submandibular calculi. This retrospective study concluded our experience about transoral management of large submandibular calculi with…
Botulinum neurotoxin A reduces salivary secretion by inhibiting AQP5 activity in rat submandibular gland
Objective: Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) shows effective in the treatment of sialorrhea. The purpose of this study was to investigate the long-term morphological and functional effects of BoNT/A on…
The correlation between the metabolic syndrome and the salivary gland tumours
Background: Epidemiological studies proved the correlation between the type 2 diabetes and the incidence of different malignancies. Type 2 diabetes and the obesity can influence the structure and the function…
Superficial temporal fascia interpositioning for prevention of Frey’s syndrome
Purpose: The aim of this study was to clinically evaluate the application of superficial temporal fascia (STF) as inter positioning barrier between the overlying skin flap and the parotid bed…
Long term results in salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC)
Objective: In this retrospective study we want to present our long term results in the treatment of SACC. Materials and methods: 47 patients treated at the University Clinic for Cranio-Maxillofacial…
