Journal Reviews

Sublingual gland tumour resection

2 March 2022 | | Head and Neck | Neoplasm invasiveness, Pathology, Salivary gland neoplasms, Sublingual gland, Treatment outcome

This paper from South Korea analyses the pathology arising from 20 malignant sublingual gland tumours. Adenoid cystic carcinoma followed by mucoepidermoid carcinomas were the most common. Tumour invasion into the lingual nerve was detected in 40% of cases, and into...

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Is canal wall down with obliteration a useful compromise between canal wall up procedure and open mastoid cavities?

7 July 2020 | | Otology | Cholesteatoma, Ear, Middle, Mastoidectomy, Otitis Media, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Treatment outcome, Tympanoplasty

Controversy has raged for many years between open mastoid cavity procedures and canal wall up techniques in terms of postoperative recidivism and ear discharge. It is generally believed that canal wall up procedures can miss hidden cholesteatoma but preserve useful...