Abstract Objective The purposes of this study were to determine whether autophagy was involved in cisplatin (CDDP) resistance and to investigate the role of the autophagy in the regulation of…
Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to analyze the outcome of surgical therapy for buccal squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) at a single tertiary care institution during a 40-year…
Abstract Objectives Sildenafil, a selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase type 5, is widely used for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Although cochlear effects of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors remain still unclear…
Abstract Purpose Fulminant invasive fungal sinusitis (IFS) is an aggressive disease seen in patients who are severely neutropenic. The use of granulocyte transfusions to address neutropenia-associated IFS has been described…
Abstract Purpose Smoking is a self-destructive behavior that is known to induce remodeling of the lower airways, leading to squamous metaplasia, but little is known about its effects on the…
Abstract Purpose There is still debate in literature about the survival outcomes of patients who have cancer of the oral cavity when young. Hence the aims were (1) to estimate…
Abstract Purpose For spatiotemporal analysis to become a relevant clinical tool, it must be applied to human vocal fold vibration. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis will help assess the ability…
Abstract We report a rare case of progressive hearing loss after acquired CMV infection in a child with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). A 5-month-old female was diagnosed as having LCH….
Abstract Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema are rare presentations of an airway foreign body. Only a handful of other cases have been reported in the English literature. We present a case…
Abstract Objective Parotidectomy is usually carried out under general anesthesia. We reported our early experience of performing parotidectomy under local anesthesia. Study design Case series reviewed. Setting Head and neck…
