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Craniofacial venous malformations treated by percutaneous sclerotherapy using polidocanol: a single-center experience.

2018

Background Percutaneous therapy with various sclerosants is an established treatment of venous malformations in general. We investigated the safety and effectiveness of polidocanol in the craniofacial region. Purpose To present and evaluate our subjective and objective mid- and long-term results of patients with craniofacial venous malformations (CFVM) after percutaneous sclerotherapy using polidocanol. Material and Methods Twenty patients with CFVM treated by percutaneous sclerotherapy were followed up and asked to fill in a questionnaire comparing levels of the following CFVM-related symptoms before and after treatment: pain; functional impairment; cosmetic deformities; and impairment in …

medicine.medical_specialtyPercutaneousVascular Malformationsmedicine.medical_treatmentPolidocanol030204 cardiovascular system & hematologySingle Center030218 nuclear medicine & medical imagingPolidocanol03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSurveys and QuestionnairesSclerotherapymedicineSclerotherapyHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingCraniofacialRetrospective StudiesRadiological and Ultrasound Technologybusiness.industryHead neckGeneral MedicineSclerosing SolutionsSurgeryTreatment OutcomeFacebusinessNeckmedicine.drugActa radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987)
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Effects of contralateral white noise stimulation on transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions in patients with acoustic neuroma.

1995

Abstract Transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions are normal phenomena observed in most persons with hearing levels greater than 35 dB. Further, masking of the contralateral ear produces amplitude reductions in the transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions. We have undertaken a study of transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions in 20 patients with acoustic neuroma. All patients were assessed for transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions bilaterally, with and without contralateral masking with white band noise at 40, 50, and 60 dB. We found that transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions were present in 30% of ears with tumor and that the presence of transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions is associat…

Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyHearing Loss SensorineuralAcoustic neuromaStimulationAmplitude reductionAudiologyVestibular NerveNeurons EfferentHearingotorhinolaryngologic diseasesMedicineHumansIn patientProspective StudiesAgedTumor sizebusiness.industryHead neckAuditory ThresholdNeuroma AcousticMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseCochleaHair Cells Auditory OuterWhite bandOtorhinolaryngologyAcoustic StimulationEvoked Potentials AuditoryContralateral earSurgerysense organsbusinessNoisePetrous BoneOtolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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Measuring quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: Update of the EORTC QLQ-H&N Module, Phase III

2014

Background The objective of this study was to pilot test an updated version of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Head and Neck Module (EORTC QLQ-H&N60). Methods Patients with head and neck cancer were asked to complete a list of 60 head and neck cancer-specific items comprising the updated EORTC head and neck module and the core questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30. Debriefing interviews were conducted to identify any irrelevant items and confusing or upsetting wording. Results Interviews were performed with 330 patients from 17 countries, representing different head and neck cancer sites and treatments. Forty-one of the 60 items were retain…

medicine.medical_specialtyPsychometricsbusiness.industryDebriefingHead and neck cancerHead necksocial sciencesmedicine.diseasehumanitiesSurgeryOtorhinolaryngologyQuality of lifePhysical therapyMedicineIn patientPilot testbusinessHead and neckHead & Neck
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Head–Neck Cancer Delineation

2021

Head–Neck Cancer (HNC) has a relevant impact on the oncology patient population and for this reason, the present review is dedicated to this type of neoplastic disease. In particular, a collection of methods aimed at tumor delineation is presented, because this is a fundamental task to perform efficient radiotherapy. Such a segmentation task is often performed on uni-modal data (usually Positron Emission Tomography (PET)) even though multi-modal images are preferred (PET-Computerized Tomography (CT)/PET-Magnetic Resonance (MR)). Datasets can be private or freely provided by online repositories on the web. The adopted techniques can belong to the well-known image processing/computer-vision a…

medicine.medical_specialtyComputer sciencemedicine.medical_treatmentImage processinghead–neck cancer (HNC)Head neck cancerlcsh:Technology030218 nuclear medicine & medical imagingTask (project management)head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)lcsh:Chemistry03 medical and health sciencestumor delineation0302 clinical medicinemedicineGeneral Materials ScienceMedical physicsSegmentationlcsh:QH301-705.5InstrumentationSettore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniFluid Flow and Transfer Processesmedicine.diagnostic_testlcsh:Tbusiness.industryProcess Chemistry and TechnologyDeep learningsegmentationGeneral EngineeringCT Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) Head–neck cancer (HNC) MRI Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) PET Segmentation Tumor delineationnasopharyngeal cancer (NPC)lcsh:QC1-999Computer Science ApplicationsRadiation therapylcsh:Biology (General)lcsh:QD1-999lcsh:TA1-2040Positron emission tomography030220 oncology & carcinogenesisArtificial intelligenceTomographylcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)businesslcsh:PhysicsCTApplied Sciences
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Chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (I): Management of recurrent or metastatic disease

1992

SummaryThis paper is an up-dated review of the role of systemic chemotherapy in the management of recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck carcinoma.

0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatment030106 microbiologyAntineoplastic AgentsDiseaseHead neck cancer03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumansPharmacology (medical)Head and neckHead and neck carcinomaPharmacologyChemotherapybusiness.industrySystemic chemotherapyHead and neck cancerAdvanced stagemedicine.diseaseSurgeryInfectious DiseasesOncologyHead and Neck Neoplasms030220 oncology & carcinogenesisRadiologyNeoplasm Recurrence Localbusiness
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Speech rehabilitation during the first year after total laryngectomy

2012

Background Gaining a new voice is one of the major aims after total laryngectomy. The objective of this study was to describe the process and results of speech rehabilitation during the first year after surgery. Methods Speech intelligibility was measured 6 months (n = 273) and 1 year (n = 225) after total laryngectomy. Results Objective (23.4 to 47.5 points, p < .0001) and subjective (51.6 to 64.7 points, p < .0001) speech intelligibility improved between 6 months and 1 year after total laryngectomy. Patients who used tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) had the best results in speech intelligibility 6 months and 1 year after total laryngectomy. In all, 12% of the patients who used TEP initial…

medicine.medical_specialtyRehabilitationbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentHead neckSpeech rehabilitationAudiologyVoice prosthesisLaryngectomyOtorhinolaryngologyotorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicinebusinessProspective cohort studyTracheoesophageal PunctureHead &amp; Neck
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