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Open AccessDevelopment and (pre-) clinical assessment of a novel surgical tool for primary and secondary tracheoesophageal puncture with immediate voice prosthesis insertion, the Provox Vega Puncture Set
Development and (pre-) clinical assessment were performed of a novel surgical tool for primary and secondary tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) with immediate voice prosthesis (VP) insertion in laryngectomized p...
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Open AccessRisk factors for nasal malignancies in German men: the South-German Nasal cancer study
There are few studies of the effects of nasal snuff and environmental factors on the risk of nasal cancer. This study aimed to investigate the impact of using nasal snuff and of other risk factors on the risk ...
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One-stage reconstruction of the entire upper lip and the columella with a modified bilateral nasolabial flap
The functional and cosmetic reconstruction of the upper lip after a subtotal defect is a highly demanding challenge, especially when the columella is involved. In the majority of cases, the surgical techniques...
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Photodynamic therapy with meta-tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin (Foscan®) in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: experience with 35 patients
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a relatively new method of treating superficial tumours of the skin and mucosa. After the injection of a photosensitising agent, the tumour area is exposed to non-thermal laser li...
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Endoreduplication in conjunction with tumor progression in an aneuploid laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
We report the case of a 58-year-old man who presented with a squamous cell carcinoma pT1a G2 of the left vocal cord. Six months after histologically verified complete resection, the patient experienced an endo...
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Genotoxicity studies on permethrin, DEET and diazinon in primary human nasal mucosal cells
Possible genotoxic effects exerted by three widely used pesticides, permethrin, N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) and diazinon, in primary human nasal mucosal cells were investigated. Primary nasal mucosa cells wer...
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Binding sites of Ulex europaeus-lectin I in human parotid gland
Twenty non-neoplastic parotid glands (removed during neck dissection for regional tumours) were examined for cellular and subcellular binding sites of Ulex europaeus-lectin I (UEA-I), a lectin reported to be spec...