[Salivary cysts of the maxillary sinus. One case report]. / Quiste salivar en seno maxilar. A propósito de un caso.

Record of one case of chronic bilateral maxillary sinusitis operated following the classical procedure of Caldwell-Luc. The histopathological check up of the removed tissue showed a salivary gland ectopia. After perusal of the bibliography and not having find another similar case we are convinced of the exceptional of our instance. We comment about the steps comply to attain the diagnosis, the management and the postoperative course as well. We suggest for this entity the denominate "salivary cystic sinusitis" or "cystic glandular ectopia maxillaris".

[Surgery and radiotherapy in esthesioneuroblastoma of the nose, apropos of 2 cases]. / Cirugía y radioterapia en el estesioneuroblastoma olfatorio, a propósito de dos casos.

The esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare tumor localized in nose and sinus with difficult diagnosis (aspect like undifferentiated carcinoma and lymphosarcoma) local malignant. We have 2 cases in our hospital whose treatment and evolution is good. We have revised the diagnosis and treatment in these diseases.

[Treatment of malignant otitis externa]. / Tratamiento de la otitis externa maligna.

Though rare the malignant otitis externa must be borne in mind because in its precocious diagnosis is based the success of the management. Elderly people, diabetics and immunodepressed are especially exposed. The CAT is basic in order to detect the spreading of the process. The patient being admitted at a Medical center, the antibiotherapy started at once with Ceftazidine, 2 g every 12 hours via i.v. The exeresis of the e.e.ca proves sometimes necessary after control of the infection. This procedure assures the healing and prevent the recurrences some times seen. But when infection disappears owing to the success of the antibiotherapy in 2-3 weeks; the culture for Pseudomonas is negative 3 weeks later; and the previous CAT showed no spreading to the tympanal bone, the surgery must be discarded. The process is considered over when the culture for Pseudomonas aeruginosa is negative, but review of the patients is compulsory at least during half a year.

[Mucous nasosinus melanoma. Apropos of a case]. / Melanoma mucoso nasosinusal. A propósito de un caso.

The mucous melanoma is a rare affection which has a very poor prognosis by its difficult diagnosis and unsatisfactory treatment. We have a patient with mucous melanoma nasal, which has been studied (clinic evolution, diagnosis and treatment) in our Hospital.