Local treatment of AIDS-associated bulky Kaposi’s sarcoma in the head and neck region

2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinichi Shimomura ◽  
Yoshimi Kikuchi ◽  
Shinichi Oka ◽  
Junichi Ishitoya
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Kaposi's Sarcoma ◽  
Local Treatment ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma ◽  
Head And Neck Region

Kaposi's sarcoma of the head and neck in patients with AIDS

1989 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. D. Stafford ◽  
R. C. D. Herdman ◽  
S. Forster ◽  
A. J. Munrot
Keyword(s):  
Airway Obstruction ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Kaposi's Sarcoma ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Mucosal Disease ◽  
Life Threatening

AbstractOver a 40 month period, 219 patients with AIDS were seen at St. Mary's Hospital, London. Kaposi's sarcoma, one of the criteria for diagnosing the syndrome, was the presenting feature in 62 patients. Eighty four patients developed Kaposi's sarcoma at some stage of their disease and the head and neck region was involved in 56 of them.Although Kaposi's sarcoma is rarely life threatening in AIDS, potential airway obstruction, pain or cosmetic disfigurement may justify treating the lesion. Whilst cutaneous tumours may be managed by using radiotherapy (16 Gray in four fractions over four days), this treatment produces a sever mucositis when used to treat mucosal disease; we, therefore use a combination of vincristine and bleomycin for this.

Kaposi's Sarcoma of the Head and Neck in the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

1984 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 255-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl A. Patow ◽  
Ronald Steis ◽  
Dan L. Longo ◽  
Cheryl M. Reichert ◽  
Peggy A. Findlay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Deficiency ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Kaposi's Sarcoma ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma ◽  
Drug Abusers ◽  
Aids Patients ◽  
Populations At Risk ◽  
Acquired Immune Deficiency

Since 1981 a new syndrome of acquired immune deficiency (AIDS) has been recognized. Male homosexuals, male and female intravenous drug abusers, and recipients of blood products (i.e., hemophiliacs) appear to be the populations at risk. The syndrome has been manifested by community-acquired opportunistic infections and/or Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Otolaryngologic manifestations of AIDS are not infrequent. Thirteen AIDS patients at the National Institutes of Health with KS of the head and neck region are presented. All 13 patients were homosexual or bisexual males. Nine initially presented with KS, five with KS of the head or neck. As a group the patients demonstrated lesions involving the oropharyngeal, tracheobronchial, and gastrointestinal regions. Their clinical course and complications are presented in detail. The mortality rate in this subgroup of AIDS patients is extraordinarily high (62%), with an average longevity of 11 months following initial diagnosis.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of oral propranolol for infantile hemangioma on the head and neck region: A case series

2021 ◽  
pp. 106120
Author(s):  
Prasetyanugraheni Kreshanti ◽  
Nandya Titania Putri ◽  
Valencia Jane Martin ◽  
Chaula Luthfia Sukasah
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Infantile Hemangioma ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Oral Propranolol

scholarly journals Therapeutic Strategies for Untreated Capillary Malformations of the Head and Neck Region: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonca Cinkara ◽  
Ginger Beau Langbroek ◽  
Chantal M. A. M. van der Horst ◽  
Albert Wolkerstorfer ◽  
Sophie E. R. Horbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Meta Analyses

scholarly journals Kimura disease: a rare cause of a recurrent cheek mass in a Jamaican man

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Williams ◽  
Carlos Neblett ◽  
Jade Arscott ◽  
Sheena McLean ◽  
Shereika Warren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Local Recurrence ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
African Descent ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Serum Immunoglobulin ◽  
Western World ◽  
Kimura Disease ◽  
Head And Neck Region

Abstract Kimura disease (KD) is a chronic, inflammatory, benign disorder endemic to Asia that typically manifests as a triad of painless masses in the head and neck region, elevated eosinophils and serum immunoglobulin. It usually affects young men in their second and third decades of life and is rarely seen outside of the orient. This is a report of a case of KD in a young man of African descent who presented with a cheek mass. KD was not included in our differential diagnosis, and this report highlights the need to consider this entity, which can be easily missed due to its rarity in the Western world. There is no cure for the disease, and management includes medical and surgical modalities, but local recurrence or relapse is not uncommon.

scholarly journals Extranodal lymphoma of the head and neck: a pictorial essay

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-271
Author(s):  
Pinar Gulmez Cakmak ◽  
Gülsüm Akgün Çağlayan ◽  
Furkan Ufuk
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Extranodal Lymphoma ◽  
Imaging Findings ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Radiological Features ◽  
Extranodal Site ◽  
Pictorial Essay

Abstract Primary extranodal lymphoma is defined as a lymphoma at a solitary extranodal site, with or without involvement of the lymph nodes. The clinical and radiological features of extranodal lymphoma have been documented in recent studies. In this pictorial essay, we reviewed imaging findings of extranodal lymphoma in the head and neck region.

scholarly journals Concomitant cemento-osseous dysplasia and aneurysmal bone cyst of the mandible: a rare case report with literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Gyeol Yeom ◽  
Jung-Hoon Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Aneurysmal Bone Cyst ◽  
Cystic Lesion ◽  
Bone Cyst ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Diagnostic Process ◽  
Simultaneous Occurrence ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Osseous Dysplasia

Abstract Background Concomitant cemento-osseous dysplasia (COD) and aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) are rare in the head and neck region. In our search of the English language literature, we found only one case report describing the simultaneous occurrence of COD and ABC in the head and neck region. Here, we report a case of COD associated with ABC. Further, we performed a systematic search of the literature to identify studies on patients with COD associated with nonepithelial lined cysts of the jaws. Case presentation The patient was a 32-year-old woman who was referred from a private dental clinic because of a cystic lesion below the mandibular right first molar. She had no pain or significant systemic disease. After performing panoramic radiography and cone-beam computed tomography, the imaging diagnosis was COD with a cystic lesion, such as ABC or solitary bone cyst. Excisional biopsy was performed, which revealed concomitant COD and ABC. Conclusion This case of ABC associated with COD provides insight for the diagnostic process of radiographically mixed lesions with cystic changes.

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