[Thyroid tumors in the adult revealed by unilateral laryngeal paralysis]. / Tumeurs thyroïdiennes de l'adulte révélées par une paralysie laryngée unilatérale.

GOAL: To analyze the characteristic of thyroid tumor associated with ipsilateral unilateral laryngeal paralysis (ULP) in the adult patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of a cohort of 30 patients with ULP related to an ipsilateral thyroid tumor (group A) and comparison with a cohort of 99 patients in whom ULP revealed a non-thyroid tumor (group B). RESULTS: Group A consisted of 66.6% of women with a mean age of 69 years. Comparison between both groups noted that female gender was more frequent in group A (66.6% vs. 17.1%, P<0.0001), and the underlying tumor was more frequently malignant in group B (89.9% vs. 43.4%, P<0.0001). Within group A, the incidence for recovery of laryngeal motion varied form 0% for malignant tumor to 50% for benign tumor. In patients with a benign thyroid tumor in whom recovery of laryngeal motion did not occur, the watch policy initiated allowed to detect a pathology (malignant tumor or neurological) explaining persistent ULP in 57% of cases. CONCLUSION: The present series confirm that ULP in the face of thyroid tumor does not allow to distinguish formally between benign and malignant tumors and highlight the value of a long term watch policy in patients with benign thyroid tumor pathology in whom recovery of laryngeal mobility does not occur.

Ten-year outcome of curative "exclusive" chemotherapy in N0M0 squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and pharynx with complete clinical response.

BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to document 10-year outcome after curative "exclusive" chemotherapy in N0M0 squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and pharynx. METHODS: Retrospective nonrandomized analysis of an inception cohort of 191 patients. Platinum salt and 5-fluorouracil were used in all patients. RESULTS: The 3-, 5-, 10-year overall actuarial survival and local control estimates were 83.3%, 74.4%, and 55.4% and 62.1%, 62.1%, and 55.3%, respectively. Main causes of death were metachronous second primary cancer (n = 39) and intercurrent disease (n = 28). No clinical variables were associated with increased risk of local recurrence. Salvage treatment resulted in 94.7% ultimate local control and 88.4% organ preservation. "Exclusive" chemotherapy was considered "beneficial" in 62.3% and "detrimental" in 7.8% of cases. CONCLUSION: The high rate of local recurrence may be thought not to justify this treatment. Nevertheless, many patients avoided surgery and remained free of disease. Therefore, this approach deserves further study in the era of immune checkpoints inhibitors.

Meningeal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma: The meningioma trap.

OBJECTIVE: To report a case of marginal zone MALT lymphoma of the temporal dura mater, initially mistaken for temporal meningioma. CASE REPORT: A 60-year-old immunocompetent woman, followed for more than 10 years for temporal meningioma causing vertigo and mixed hearing loss, presented with cervical lymphadenopathy, revealing marked progression of an intracranial lesion, leading to a diagnosis of marginal zone MALT lymphoma based on histological examination of a cervical lymph node. Treatment with 6 cycles of rituximab and bendamustine allowed complete remission of cervical lymph node and intracranial lesions, confirming the diagnosis of temporal dural mater lymphoma. CONCLUSION: Primary dural lymphoma must be part of the differential diagnosis of meningioma. Long-term follow-up allows correction of the diagnosis.

A 78-Year-Old Man With Historical Goiter.

The purpose of this paper is to provide description of the natural evolution of an initially operable goitre into unmesurable form in a context of deeply unknown psychiatric disorders initially unknown.

The functional outcomes of coloanal and low colorectal anastomoses with reservoirs after low rectal cancer resections.

Nearly half of patients undergoing low anterior rectal cancer resection have a functional sequelae after straight coloanal or low colorectal anastomoses (SA), including low anterior rectal resection syndrome, which combines stool fragmentation, urge incontinence, and incontinence. SA are responsible for anastomotic leakage rates of 0 to 29.2 per cent. Adding a colonic reservoir improves the functional results while reducing anastomotic complications. These colonic reservoir techniques include the colonic J pouch (CJP), transverse coloplasty (TC), and side-to-end anastomosis (STEA) procedures. The aim of this literature review was to compare the functional outcomes of these three techniques from a high level of evidence. CJP with a 4- to 6-cm reservoir is a good surgical option because it reduces functional impairments during the first year, and probably up to 5 years, but is not always feasible. TC appears to perform as well as CJP, is achievable in over 95 per cent of patients, but still with some doubts about a higher anastomotic leakage rate and worse functional outcomes. STEA appears equivalent to CJP in terms of morbidity and even better functional outcomes. STEA, with a terminal side segment size of 3 cm, is feasible in the majority of nonobese patients, combines good functional results, has low anastomotic leakage rates, and is easy to complete.