[First year of experience in laryngectomy and pharyngolaryngectomy with Pearson type laryngotracheal myomucosal shunt]. / Primer año de experiencia en laringectomías y faringolaringectomías con shunt miomucoso laringotraqueal tipo Pearson.

In this essay we deal with different aspects of the techniques described by Pearson and cols. in 1980, carrying out an analysis of objectives, indications and contraindications, physiological fundamentals, description of the surgical technique, aftercare and exposition of the results achieved in patients operated from September 1996-97.

[Incidence of malignant cervicofacial tumors in the health of Zamora]. / Incidencia de los tumores malignos cervicofaciales en el área de salud de Zamora en el año 1992.

The incidence of tumors seen in the first year (1992) at the Head and Neck Oncology Unit of the Hospital Virgen de la Concha of Zamora is evaluated. The distribution of cases is analyzed by site, stage and treatment. The minimal incidence of malignant tumors of the upper digestive tract and airways is estimated at 39.5 new cases per 100,000 habitants, and the minimal prevalence is estimated at 96.7 patients per 100,000 habitants.

[The development of the pleomorphic adenoma in the accessory salivary gland and surgical approach by endobucal techniques]. / Desarrollo de adenoma pleomorfo en glándula salival accesoria yugal y abordaje quirúrgico por vía endobucal.

A case with pleomorphic adenoma in accessory buccal salival gland is presented. Endobucal approach and the jugal anatomic area are revised.

[Oncologic protocol for solid tumors of the upper aerodigestive tracts. Protocol for collection of computerized data]. / Protocolo oncológico para los tumores sólidos de las vías aerodigestivas superiores (VADS). Protocolo de captura de datos informatizados.

We present our method for treatment and follow up in patients with head and neck cancer. We have modified Laennec's Hospital Protocole (Paris), and afterwards we have developed a new computerized database system.

[A clinical study of cisplatin ototoxicity]. / Estudio clínico de la ototoxicidad del cisplatino.

To evaluate the ototoxicity of CDDP an audiological study was made to 18 patients, treated with this drug, for 4 cycles. The audiological test was made at the beginning of treatment, after the cycles and the end of it. The ototoxicity was found in 50% of the patients.

[Malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in cervicofacial pathology]. / Linfomas malignos no hodgkinianos en patología cervicofacial.

114 non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) have been studied in HCU of Salamanca during a ten years period (1977-1987). Fifty seven of them had a head and neck location. According to this we divided this group of patients in primary or secondary sitting in relation to the head and neck affectation. We also distinguish which are the most frequently involved areas; lymph nodes and extranodal presentations, divided into Waldeyer's and no-Waldeyer's one. We present the clinical features and first affects symptoms. Histological materials was reviewed by a pathologist and a diagnosis aspect according to the working formulation of the National Cancer Institute for the NHL.

[Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome; a model of autoimmune neurosensory hypoacusia]. / Síndrome de Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada; un modelo de hipoacusia neurosensorial autoinmune.

The immunological disorders appearing in several kinds of autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss, are not unusual in daily practice. We present a case with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's disease with hearing impairment, and describe its clinics aspects, and the diagnosis and therapeutics methods we used.