[Orbit complication of sinusitis. A report of 7 cases]. / Complicaciones orbitarias de las sinusitis. Estudio de siete casos.

Orbital complications of sinusitis were reviewed. Seven cases seen in a 6-year period from 1989 to 1994 were classified following Chandler. The pathogenesis, classification, diagnosis, and treatment of orbital complications, which are rare and steadily decreasing in frequency, are discussed. Because of its possible consequences, this complication should not be overlooked.

[Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: report of a new case]. / Carcinoma basaloide escamoso de laringe: aportación de un nuevo caso.

Basaloid squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck is a variant of epidermoid carcinoma which has an affinity for the hypopharynx, base of the tongue, tonsils, and larynx. A case of basaloid carcinoma of the larynx is reported and its clinical features, differential diagnosis, and treatment are reviewed.