⭕️Branchial cleft cysts are the most common congenital cause of a neck mass. Which of the following is accurate about this condition?

▶️Most cases of branchial cleft cysts are bilateral – 1
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▶️Acute infection or the presence of an abscess is a contraindication to definitive branchial cleft cyst surgery – 1
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▶️Family history is rarely associated with branchial cleft cyst development
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▶️Diagnosis of a branchial cleft cyst requires fine-needle aspiration
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✅Definitive branchial cleft cyst surgery should not be attempted during an episode of acute infection or if an abscess is present. Surgical incision and drainage of abscesses are indicated if present, usually along with concurrent antimicrobial therapy.

▶️An estimated 2%-3% of branchial cleft cyst cases are bilateral. Branchial cleft cyst cases have a tendency to cluster in families.

▶️The diagnosis of branchial cleft cyst can usually be made on the basis of CT scan findings in conjunction with the appropriate clinical history.

▶️Fine-needle aspiration may be helpful to distinguish branchial cleft cysts from malignant neck masses.

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⭕️Salivary gland neoplasms make up 6% of all head and neck tumors. Which of the following is accurate regarding these lesions?

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⭕️Salivary gland neoplasms make up 6% of all head and neck tumors. Which of the following is accurate regarding these lesions?
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▶️The vast majority of salivary gland neoplasms arise in the submandibular glands – 3
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▶️Imaging studies of the salivary glands are usually unnecessary for the assessment of small tumors within the parotid or subman – 3
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▶️The most common tumor of the parotid gland is the squamous cell carcinoma
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▶️Radiation therapy alone is the definitive treatment modality for most salivary gland neoplasms
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✅Imaging studies of the salivary glands are usually unnecessary for the assessment of small tumors within the parotid or submandibular gland.

▶️CT scanning or MRI is useful for determining the extent of large tumors, for evaluating extraglandular extension, for determining the actual depth of parotid tumors, and for discovering other tumors in one gland or in the contralateral gland.
▶️Additionally, CT scanning and MRI are helpful in distinguishing an intraparotid deep-lobe tumor from a parapharyngeal space tumor and for evaluation of cervical lymph nodes for metastasis.

⭕️Among salivary gland neoplasms, 80% arise in the parotid glands, 10%-15% arise in the submandibular glands, and the remainder arise in the sublingual and minor salivary glands. The most common tumor of the parotid gland is the pleomorphic adenoma, which represents about 60% of all parotid neoplasms.

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IORA contributed with a chapter entitled "Cochlear Implants: An Excursus into the Technologies and Clinical Applications".

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Bone conduction errors at high frequencies:
implications for clinical and medico-legal practice

🔴 The magnitude and origin of audiometric air-bone gaps in the range 3 kHz to 8 kHz was investigated in 20 normal subjects.
The average gap ranged from a minimum of about 3 dB at 3 kHz to a maximum of about 19 dB at 6 kHz.
🔴 Approximately 5 dB of the gap at high frequencies is caused by excess air-radiated sound from the bone vibrator.
A larger error appears to result from discrepancies between the air and bone conduction standards to which audiometers are calibrated.
🔹 These errors may influence diagnosis and we recommend that bone conduction tests at frequencies greater than 4 kHz are avoided.
These findings have implications for medico-legal work where small air-bone gaps have diagnostic significance.

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⭕️Papillary thyroid cancer metastasis is most common in the neck lymph nodes. Which of the following is accurate about this cancer and related conditions?
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⭕️Papillary thyroid cancer metastasis is most common in the neck lymph nodes. Which of the following is accurate about this cancer and related conditions?
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▶️At the time of diagnosis, the vast majority of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (>63%) have developed distant metasta – 3
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▶️In general, radioiodine therapy should be initiated prior to surgical thyroid removal in patients with papillary thyroid cance – 2
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▶️Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is considered the best first-line diagnostic procedure for a thyroid nodule – 1
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▶️The average size of a palpable nodule associated with thyroid carcinoma is >6 cm, and it does not move with the trachea at swa
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✅Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is considered the best first-line diagnostic procedure for a thyroid nodule. A thyroid biopsy can also be performed using the classic Tru-Cut or Vim-Silverman needles, but the fine-needle aspiration biopsy technique is preferable. Patients comply best with fine-needle aspiration biopsy.

⭕️At the time of diagnosis, 10%-15% of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma have distant metastases to the bones and lungs. Initially, these patients are evaluated for pulmonary or osteoarticular manifestations (eg, pathologic fracture, spontaneous fracture).

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زمان برگزاری: 5 الی 7 تیر 1397
مکان برگزاری: تهران، هتل المپیک

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🔊انتشار مقاله جدید انجمن بین المللی تحقیقات گوش و حلق وبینی در مجله معتبر JAMA Oncology ❗️

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