[Epidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid. A clinical study and review of the literature. Apropos of a case]. / Carcinome épidermoïde de la thyroïde. Etude clinique et revue de la littérature. A propos d'un cas.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid is very rare and fatal disease, with most patients dead within one year or less. The tumor may be derivated from metaplastic squamous elements of the thyroid or from transformation of papillary carcinoma. These lesions are usually uncompletely resectable. They also are radioresistant and chemotherapy inconclusive.

[Otorhinolaryngologic manifestation of chronic atrophic polychondritis. Apropos of a case]. / Les manifestations ORL de la polychondrite chronique atrophiante. A propos d'une observation.

Approximately 300 cases of relapsing polychondritis have been reported. The etiology of the disease is still unknown. The pathologist finds a fibrous degeneration of the cartilage of the body. A case relapsing polychondritis is presented and the otolaryngological disorders of the disease are reviewed.

[Use of a cup-shaped implant of polydioxanone in orbital-malar fractures]. / Utilisation de la cupule en PDS dans les fractures orbito-malaires.

Treatment of orbito-malar trauma has two priorities; restoration of the pelvi-orbital integrity and recovery of malar stability. Numerous techniques using various materials, whether or not of autologous origin, have been developed with this aim in mind. The authors report their experience with the PDS bioresorbable orbital prosthesis within the framework of orbito-malar trauma.