Prótesis radífera: Alternativa en el tratamiento de neoplasias de cabeza y cuello

Radipherpus protheses are a means of treatment for malignant tumor-carrying patients. These protheses are used in cases of brachytherapy or external actinotherapy by contact and allow treating them with high radiation doses that are quickly released from the areas next to tumor, so that the radiations be restricted to the affected region, without the emissions damaging or destroying the soft tissues. Based on these considerations, the present paper was aimed at making literature review on the use of radipherous protheses for the treatment of head and neck neoplasias. © 2006 1995, Editorial Ciencias médicas.

Lip cavernous hemangioma in a young child

Hemangiomas are benign tumors of infancy and childhood, characterized by a phase of fast growth with endothelial cell proliferation, occurring in 10-12% of children at 1 year of age. It is known that hemangiomas of infancy are most commonly located on the head and neck region (around 60% of cases) and occur more frequently in the lips, tongue, and palate. Approximately 50% of hemangiomas have complete resolution, and 90% of them are resolved up to the age of 9. Complications occur in only 20% of the cases, the most common problem being ulceration with or without infection. The treatment depends on lesion location, size and evolution stage, and the patient's age. Surgery is usually indicated when there is no response to systemic treatments, or even for esthetic reasons, being performed as a simple excision in combination or not with plastic surgery. This paper reports a case of lip cavernous hemangioma in a 4-year-old child, who was submitted to 3 sessions of vascular sclerosis due to the size of the lesion, before undergoing simple excision of the hemangioma. Two years of postoperative clinical follow-up shows treatment success with no recurrence of the lesion.

Intermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space

Deep lipomas, especially in the head and neck region, are uncommon. This report describes the case of a patient with a large intermuscular lipoma of the submandibular space, which had been present for 10 years and was diagnosed by computed tomography. The clinical, imaging, and histopathological features, as well as the management of the tumor, are described.

Occurrence of traumatic dental injury in cases of domestic violence

The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and types of traumatic dental injuries in situations of domestic violence. A coross-sectional study was conducted and data were collected from the police occurrence records to domestic physical aggression between 2001 and 2005. Of the 1,844 subjects who underwent medical evaluation, 15 had information pertaining to traumatic dental injuries. From the medical records, the forensic medical reports completed by the forensic medical experts who examined the victims after the aggression were reviewed and data of individuals with dental injuries (e.g., fractures, luxation and avulsion) were collected. In the selected sample, there was a predominance of individuals with injuries to the head and neck region (38.7%), and the frequency of traumatic dental injuries among all injuries to the head and neck region was 2.0%. The most frequently injured teeth were the maxillary incisors (31.8%), followed by the mandibular incisors (27.3%) and the maxillary canines (9.1%). In 31.8% of the injured teeth, the forensic experts did not specify the nomenclature. Of the dental trauma cases, 59.1% were fractures, 27.2% were luxations and 13.7% were avulsions. In conclusion, domestic violence was an important etiologic factor of traumatic dental injury. The aggression in all cases occurred in the form of punches and slaps. Fracture was the most common type of traumatic dental injury, and the most frequently injured teeth were the incisors.

Busca de parceiros físicos por duplo-híbrido das proteínas ADAM23 e MX1, codificadas por genes metilados em câncer de cabeça e pescoço

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Pesquisa de segunda neoplasia em boca e orofaringe em pacientes portadores de carcinoma espinocelular (CEC) de esôfago, boca e orofaringe através de narrow band imaging (NBI)

Pós-graduação em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (Biotecnologia Médica) - FMB

Avaliação da qualidade de vida relacionada ao impacto da terapia com iodo-131 em pacientes com câncer bem diferenciado de tireóide (CDT) na infância

Pós-graduação em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (Biotecnologia Médica) - FMB

Educação continuada do Hospital Amaral Carvalho/UCAC: descrição/avaliação

Pós-graduação em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (Biotecnologia Médica) - FMB

Efeito da radioterapia sobre o estado nutricional, gasto energético e níveis corpóreos de minerais em pacientes com câncer de cabeça e pescoço

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Efeitos da exposiçao à fumaça de cigarro e a ingestão crônica de etanol sobre a mucosas da língua e da faringe: estudo histopatológico em ratos

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Estudos por imagem e físico dos membros pélvicos de pacas (Cuniculus paca) criadas em cativeiro

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

A fonoaudiologia e os acidentes humanos: aspectos curriculares e opiniões de docentes e discentes

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Detecção do HPV por nPCR em carcinomas epidermóides de assoalho bucal e sua correlação com variáveis clínico-patológicas, fatores de risco e sobrevida

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Influência da radioterapia para tratamento de lesões malignas de cabeça e pescoço sobre a ocorrência de microrganismos bucais

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Microrganismos oportunistas e exógenos na microbiota bucal de pacientes oncológicos submetidos à radioterapia de cabeça e pescoço

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)