ABSTRACT
Crooked noses (noses with complex septal and pyramidal deviations) are an important challenge for both plastic surgeons and otolaryngologists. Extracorporeal septoplasty, described by Gubisch constitutes an effective solution to this problem. The article describes a series of 7 cases (5 males and 2 females) in which this method was used during open rhinoseptoplasty. The technique we used is described in detail. All the patients showed improvement of the nose appearance and good nasal air flow. Hypertrophy of the right inferior turbinate complicated one case, but was resolved with electro cauterization. Although the learning curve is slow and it claims the surgeon's imagination, the method is sometimes the only solution in complex cases of septal deviation. Our short series demonstrates that good indication and careful dissection are prerequisites for success in difficult cases.
ABSTRACT
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent skin cancer and its location in the nasal pyramid poses treatment problems. The main issue is how large the resection margins should be. The article presents a retrospective study on patients with BCCs of the nose. Thirty-seven patients were included and the correlations between incomplete resections and tumor dimensions, resection margins or histological sub-type were investigated. Of the 37 patients, only five had tumor-positive excision margins, but no correlation with the above-mentioned factors could be found. An overall tendency to over-resection was detected, contrary to the tendency depicted in the literature, but the incomplete resection rate (13.5%) is comparable with other reports. Further studies are needed, on a larger population in order to generate guidelines to better medical practice on this matter.
