The term ‘‘hamartoma’’ was first used by Albrecht in 1904 [1]. Hamartomas are defined as tumor-like, but primary nonneoplastic malformations or inborn errors of tissue development, characterized by an abnormal mixture of tissues indigenous to a part of the body with an excess of one or more of the cellular components [2]. It may occur in any organ of the body and are common in the spleen, liver...

BACKGROUND Head and neck oncologists are often confronted with the difficult challenge of balancing cancer cure with the preservation of function when deciding the patient's best treatment protocol. This task is especially difficult in cancer of the base of tongue. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe the beavertail modification of the radial forearm-free flap in base of tongue reconst...

BACKGROUND Multilevel pharyngeal surgery is routinely indicated for patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as both a first-line treatment and for patients whose disease is refractory to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment. Tongue-base reduction surgeries to correct relative macroglasia are rapidly gaining traction as useful treatments for OSA. Novel techniques an...

In a preliminary prospective randomised study, a series of 5 patients submitted to classic Tongue Base Reduction with Hyo-Epiglottoplasty (TBRHE according to Chabolle et al., 1998) is compared to a series of 7 patients submitted to a modified version of Chabolle's procedure. The changes introduced in the new surgical technique can be summarised as follows: a) lower neck skin incision; b) differ...