[Juvenile giant nasopharyngeal fibroma: the hinge maxillotomy approach]. / Fibroma nasofaríngeo juvenil gigante: maxilotomía en bisagra, una vía de abordaje.

A giant juvenile nasopharyngeal fibroma in a 29-year-old male was removed by hinge maxillotomy. The diagnosis and treatment of these tumors is discussed.

[Radiological criteria for laryngeal tumors and cervical metastases]. / Criterios radiológicos en los tumores de laringe y sus metástasis cervicales.

Radiological techniques are important for studying the extension of laryngeal tumors. CT and MRI yield high-quality images with few artifacts that can be studied quickly. We reviewed the fundamental criteria for radiologic study of these tumors by ear, nose, and throat specialists on the basis of our personal experience and the literature.

[Differential diagnosis of neurinomas of the jugular foramen and glomus jugulare: a clinical case]. / Diagnóstico diferencial entre neurinomas de agujero rasgado posterior y glomus yugular: Caso clínco.

Neurinomas or schwannomas of the jugular foramen are rare tumors whose differentiation from tumors of the jugular body may be difficult because they share common symptoms. Since schwannomas at this site are less aggressive than tumors of the jugular body and certain elements of their treatment differ, it is important to make a correct diagnosis promptly. A well-documented case of schwannoma of the jugular foramen is reported and its differential diagnosis is discussed in the light of the literature.

[Subdural empyema induced by frontal sinusitis]. / Empiema subdural inducido por sinusitis frontal.

Nowadays the complications arising from sinusitis are rare. However its seriousness can even cause death. Intracranial complications are much more uncommon than the orbital ones. However, slight symptoms can appear, which may disjunct the correlation between clinical-radiology and the severity of the infection. The diagnosis is fundamentally based on the TAC, and early treatment with intravenous anti-biotherapy should be implemented, being followed by drainage surgery of the sinus and empyema. We have presented a case which evolved favourably and revised all the literature pertaining to it.

[Congenital medially invasive cholesteatoma of the temporal bone: supralabyrinthine dissemination and possible origin in the area of the geniculate ganglion]. / Colesteatoma congénito medialmente invasivo de hueso temporal: vía de diseminación supralaberíntica y posible origen en área de ganglio geniculado.

Congenital cholesteatoma appears in about 2% of all cholesteatomas. The possibility of deep extension producing a medially invasive petrous bone cholesteatoma is very uncommon because congenital cholesteatomas are not as aggressive as acquired ones. The onset of facial palsy in a patient with a history of several years of hearing loss must suggest this possibility. We reviewed in this report the main concepts on this subject after bibliographic review and a case report.

[Tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess in an HIV patient. Report of a case]. / Absceso retrofaríngeo tuberculoso en paciente HIV. A propósito de un caso.

The tubercular retropharyngeal abscess is a rare manifestation of this infection, even in the presence of an extensive pulmonary involvement. We present the case of a patient HIV positive with an important compromise of the airway, and a review of the literature.