Abstract: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is sometimes used to assist in wound healing after major head and neck cancer surgery. However, there is concern that HBO treatments might enhance the growth of any residual microscopic disease. This was studied in a mouse...
Abstract: Background/objectives Chondroradionecrosis (CRN) of the larynx is a rare and grave complication of radiotherapy which can be fatal if not managed aggressively. A recent trend towards organ preservation protocols towards even advanced stage laryngeal...
Abstract: Over the past 50 years hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy has been used in a wide variety of medical conditions, and one of them is cancer. Many clinical studies have been conducted to evaluate potential therapeutic effects of HBO2 as a part of cancer...
Abstract: To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC). The medical records of 23 patients treated with definitive or postoperative RT between 1992 and 2010 at the University of Florida...
Abstract: Air embolism following transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is extremely rare. To date, only 1 case has been described (estimated incidence: 0.02-0.07%). Here, a 70-year-old patient developed a left upper-lobe alveolar syndrome with no response to...
Abstract: The case of a 66-year-old female patient with late diagnosis of giant anal canal mucinous adenocarcinoma invading the gluteal and vulvar regions is reported. Because of the patient's severe clinical status and disease morbidity, surgical resection of the...
Abstract: This study is a retrospective review of treatment outcomes of osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the mandible with specific reference to the evolving role of medical management with pentoxifylline, tocopherol, and doxycycline. We reviewed the presentation and...
Abstract: The search covered Medline from January 1948 through March 2008. The subject search by the authors used the following key phrases: Prophylactic hyperbaric oxygen (HBO); preventing osteoradionecrosis (ORN); HBO; ORN; HBO and ORN; HBO, ORN, and dental...
Abstract: This study aimed to present a clinical report of an irradiated oncologic patient who underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy to be rehabilitated with implant-supported prosthesis. A 67-year-old man was admitted at Oral Oncology Center (FOA-UNESP) presenting a...
Abstract: An 81-years-old man developed a severe osteoradionecrosis of the mandible following surgery and radiotherapy in the head and neck area as a result of a carcinoma at the front ofthe floor of the mouth. Presumably, the osteoradionecrosis had been developed by...
