Ear, Nose and Throat Journal back issues from December 2007:
The American Society of Geriatric Otolaryngology.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
Dec 01, 2007; ... The inaugural meeting of the American Society of Geriatric Otolaryngology (ASGO) took place in April 2007 at the Combined Otolaryngological Society Meetings (COSM) in San Diego. As president of ASGO, I was pleased to preside over the meeting and delivered the Presidential Address. This new ...
Recurrent tympanic membrane perforation following medial graft tympanoplasty.(OTOSCOPIC CLINIC)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [FIGURE OMITTED] A 14-year-old boy was seen in our otology clinic in December 2006. In February 2005, he had undergone a medial graft tympanoplasty. Unfortunately, the graft medialized and it was partially lost secondary to infection. This resulted in a recurrent perforation, ...
Endoscopic view of a hyperpneumatized agger nasi cell resembling a nasal turbinate.(RHINOSCOPIC CLINIC)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [FIGURE A-D OMITTED] A 52-year-old woman presented with a history of recurring left facial and periorbital discomfort. She had been treated on numerous occasions with antibiotics by her family physician for presumed sinus infections. Endoscopic examination of the ...
Vocal fold cyst and fibrosis.(LARYNGOSCOPIC CLINIC)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] A 36-year-old woman, an optometrist, developed hoarseness that progressed to aphonia during a 2-day gathering for her brother's wedding. Thereafter, her voice improved slightly, but it did not return to normal. Six months after the wedding, she was seen by an ...
Trigeminal ganglion dysfunction secondary to lymphoma.(IMAGING CLINIC)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Lymphoma can involve the brain parenchyma and skull base, the orbital contents, and the paranasal sinuses; it may also extend into the cavernous sinus toward the trigeminal ganglion. (1,2) In lymphoma of the central nervous system (CNS), cranial nerve ...
Deep-lobe parotid tumor presenting in the parapharyngeal space.(HEAD AND NECK CLINIC)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] A 31-year-old man presented with an oral mass that had become progressively larger over the previous several months. He denied any odynophagia, dysphagia, otalgia, weight loss, or respiratory distress. On intraoral examination, the patient was noted to have a ...
Upper esophageal web.(DYSPHAGIA CLINIC)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [FIGURE OMITTED] A 58-year-old woman presented to our center with a 5-year history of dysphagia for solids. Transnasal esophagoscopy identified a circumferential proximal esophageal web (figure, A). This finding was confirmed on videofluoroscopy (figure, B). Upper ...
Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis.(PATHOLOGY CLINIC)
Dec 01, 2007; ... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis (CDNH) is a non-neoplastic inflammatory and degenerative process of the external ear. It is characterized by necrobiotic changes in the dermis that extend down to the perichondrium; associated alterations are seen in the ...
Identifying the reasons for delayed or denied reimbursements.(PRACTICE MANAGEMENT CLINIC)
Dec 01, 2007; ... <Pre> Figure. This hypothetical report shows representative examples of reasons carriers might delay or deny payment. Carrier Reason for delayed or nonpayment AetnaAuthorization is missing. Diagnosis code/CPT code is invalid. Anthem Patient ...
Correlation between otitis media and craniofacial morphology in adults.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Abstract We conducted a comparison study to determine if the development of otitis media in adults is correlated with craniofacial morphology. Our study population was made up of 66 adults, aged 18 to 40 years; 32 of these patients had otitis media and 34 did not. All subjects ...
Correlation of the ethmoid infundibulum to the medial orbital wall in maxillary sinus hypoplasia: "Infundibular lateralization" a diagnostic CT finding.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Abstract In patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, the presence of maxillary sinus hypoplasia (MSH) may be obscured by extensive mucosal disease or nasal polyposis. Recognition of MSH and its effect on adjacent anatomic structures is of utmost clinical significance in endoscopic ...
Nodular fasciitis of the nasal cavity: a case report.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Abstract Nodular fasciitis is an uncommon tumor-like fibroblastic proliferation of the head and neck that is difficult to differentiate from its more malignant counterparts. Despite modern advances, making this distinction is challenging because the clinical presentation is ...
A sinonasal inverted papilloma of mixed histology: implications for management of all sinonasal papillomas.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Abstract Sinonasal papillomas ape classically categorized by their histology. Inverted, cylindrical, and fungiform are the three subtypes used to describe these lesions, and their medical and surgical management is often based on the specific subtype. We describe a case of a ...
Unilateral tonsillar lymphoepithelioma with ipsilateral parapharyngeal space involvement: a case report.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Abstract We report a case of unilateral tonsillar lymphoepithelioma with extension into the ipsilateral parapharyngeal space, and we review the clinical, histologic, and radiographic findings of the case. The patient presented with a tonsillar mass that was confirmed on biopsy ...
Solitary neurofibroma of the palatine tonsil: a case report.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Abstract We present a rare case of a benign tumor of the tonsil in a 49-year-old woman. The tumor was excised in its entirety, and the patient's postoperative course was uneventful. No evidence of recurrence was detected during follow-up. Although some sporadic cases of ...
Chondrosarcoma of the arytenoid cartilage: a case report and review of the literature.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Abstract We report the case of a 56-year-old black woman with a locally aggressive chondrosarcoma at an unusual tumor site: the right arytenoid cartilage. The tumor extended from the superior pole of the right arytenoid cartilage to the soft-tissue areas of the right ...
Extramedullary plasmacytoma of the larynx: A case report from Japan.
Dec 01, 2007; ... Abstract Laryngeal plasmacytoma is rare in Japan; to the best of our knowledge, only 8 other cases have been previously reported. We report a new case of extramedullary plasmacytoma of the larynx in a 76-year-old Japanese woman. Immunohistochemical investigation revealed that ...