ABSTRACT
The authors analysis 520 patients suffering from maxillofacial fractures who were treated in our department in 1985-1994. Among the causes of maxillofacial fractures the first place is held by beating-51.9%, while 22.9% of cases resulted from traffic accidents. The analysis of traumatic effects has demonstrated that the lower jaw is the most fracture--prone (60%). Summary of treatment procedures towards facial skeletal bone fractures is included.
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Maxillofacial Injuries/epidemiology , Adult , Aged , Female , Hospital Departments , Hospitalization , Hospitals, Military , Humans , Male , Maxillofacial Injuries/diagnosis , Maxillofacial Injuries/rehabilitation , Middle Aged , Military Personnel , Otolaryngology , Poland , PrevalenceABSTRACT
The authors have presented main reasons of failure with diagnosis and operative treatment of polymorphic adenomas in salivary glands. They have written about four patients with different histopathological diagnosis before and after operation, and about two patients with postoperative recurrence. In one of those patients malignant transformation has occurred. In two cases partial facial nerve palsy has occurred.
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Adenoma, Pleomorphic/surgery , Salivary Gland Neoplasms/surgery , Adenoma, Pleomorphic/pathology , Adult , Facial Paralysis/physiopathology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology , Postoperative Complications/physiopathology , Salivary Gland Neoplasms/pathologyABSTRACT
The authors have presented main reasons of failures with diagnosis and surgical treatment of lateral and medial cysts and fistulas of the neck. They have written about four patients with different histopathological diagnosis before and after surgical procedure and about three patients with postoperative recurrence medial cyst of the neck.
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Adenolymphoma/pathology , Adenolymphoma/surgery , Cutaneous Fistula/pathology , Cutaneous Fistula/surgery , Diagnostic Errors , Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology , Head and Neck Neoplasms/surgery , Lipoma/pathology , Lipoma/surgery , Neck/pathology , Neck/surgery , Postoperative Complications , Humans , Recurrence , Treatment FailureABSTRACT
A rare case report of a 43-year-old-man with cavernous hemangioma in the left parotid gland was presented. Preoperative histopathological (fine-needle biopsy) was: pleomorphic adenoma. Postoperative histopathological diagnosis was cavernous hemangioma. There wasn't recurrence of facial nerve palsy at a 6-month-follow-up.
