Promoter hypermethylation: An important epigenetic mechanism for hMLH1 gene inactivation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Kela Liu, MD, PhD, Huaiyun Huang, MD, Perkins Mukunyadzi, MD, James Y. Suen, MD, Ehab Hanna, MD, Chun-Yang Fan, MD, PhD
Little Rock, Arkansas

Comparison of ThinPrep versus conventional smear cytopreparatory techniques for fine-needle aspiration specimens of head and neck masses
Lloyd Ford, MD, Barry M. Rasgon, MD, Raymond L. Hilsinger, Jr, MD, Raul M. Cruz, MD, Karen Axelsson, MD, Gregory J. Rumore, MD, Thomas M. Schmidtknecht, MD, Balaram Puligandla, MD, John Sawicki, MD, William Pshea, CT, MBA
Oakland, California

A review of outcome measurements for voice disorders
Norman D. Hogikyan, MD, FACS, Clark A. Rosen, MD, FACS
Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

World Wide Web–based temporal bone anatomic sections
Kevin T. Kavanagh, MS, MD
Somerset, Kentucky

A parathyroid cyst with mediastinal extension: Report of a case
Neil Hockstein, MD, Orville Dyce, MD, Adam Ross, MD, Joseph Friedburg, MD, Natasha Mirza, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tuberculous parotitis: A forgotten entity
Abdel Latif Hamdan, MD, Usamah Hadi, MD, FACS, Nina Shabb, MD
New York, New York

Unilateral supraglottic edema after the use of a laryngeal mask airway
David M. Kaylie, MD, Mark K. Wax, MD
Portland, Oregon

Psammomatoid ossifying fibroma of the temporal bone
Brian D. Affleck, MD, Maj, USAF, MC, SFS, David J. Malis, MD, Maj, USA, MC, Darren E. Whittemore, DO, Capt, USAF, MC, Sigurd J. Torgerson, MD, Maj, USA, MC
Lackland Air Force Base and San Antonio, Texas

Frontal sinus mucocele presenting as oculomotor nerve palsy
Chao-Jung Lin, MD, Chuan-Hsiang Kao, MD, Bor-Hwang Kang, MD, Hsing-Won Wang, MD
Taipei, Taiwan

Nasal granuloma gravidarum
Youn W. Park, MD, FACS
Akron and Barberton, Ohio
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Implications of the AHRQ evidence report on acute otitis media
Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, Margaretha L. Casselbrant, MD, PhD, Maureen T. Hannley, PhD
Brooklyn, New York

Harmonic scalpel tonsillectomy versus electrocautery tonsillectomy: A comparative pilot study
Renee A. Walker, DO, Zubair A. Syed, DO
Joplin, Missouri

Temperature-controlled radiofrequency tonsil reduction: Extended follow-up
Lionel M. Nelson, MD
San Jose, California

Complications of radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing
George Pazos, MD, LCDR, USN, Eric A. Mair, MD, FAAP, Lt Col, USAF, MC
Washington, DC

Occult mucosal injuries with radiofrequency ablation of the palate
David J. Terris, MD, Vince Chen, MD
Stanford, California

Pathologic analysis of routine tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy specimens
E. Bradley Strong, MD, Brian Rubinstein, MD, MS, Craig W. Senders, MD
Sacramento, California

Emerging perceptions of facial plastic surgery among medical students
Eben Rosenthal, MD, J. Maidson Clark, MD, Mark K. Wax, MD, Ted A. Cook, MD
Birmingham, Alabama, Charleston, South Carolina, and Portland, Oregon

Determination of the “incidental” Lund score for the staging of chronic rhinosinusitis
Nomaan Ashraf, BA, Neil Bhattacharyya, MD
Boston, Massachusetts

Use of immunotherapy in previously treated patients with allergic fungal sinusitis
Benjamin A. Bassichis, MD, Bradley F. Marple, MD, Richard L. Mabry, MD, Mark T. Newcomer, MD, Nathan D. Schwade, PhD
Dallas, Texas

Prevalence of hypersensitivity to specific fungal allergens as determined by intradermal dilutional testing
Robert H. Stroud, MD, Karen H. Calhoun, MD, Steven T. Wright, BS, Kyle L. Kennedy, MD
Galveston and Amarillo, Texas

Refractory chronic sinusitis: Evaluation of symptom improvement after Denker's procedure
Volkert B. Wreesmann, MD, Wytske J. Fokkens, MD, PhD, Paul P. Knegt, MD, PhD
Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Ocular motility complications after endoscopic sinus surgery with powered cutting instruments
M. Tariq Bhatti, MD, Carla M. Giannoni, MD, Eileen Raynor, MD, Ramin Monshizadeh, MD, Lawrence M. Levine, MD
Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida

Pilomatrixoma of the head and neck in children
Ravi P. Agarwal, MD, Steven D. Handler, MD, Mark R. Matthews, MD, David Carpentieri, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fibromatosis of the head and neck region
Gary M. K. Tse, FRCPC, Kui-Fat Chan, MBChB, Anil T. Ahuja, FRCR, Ann D. King, FRCR, Peter C. W. Pang, FRCS, Edward W. H. To, FRCS
Hong Kong, China

The role of Helicobacter pylori infection in the cause of squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx
Erdinc Aygenc, MD, Adin Selcuk, MD, Serdar Celikkanat, MD, Cem Ozbek, MD, Cafer Ozdem, MD
Ankara, Turkey

Internal carotid artery hemorrhage after irradiation and osteoradionecrosis of the skull base
Henry Chuen Kwong Lam, FRCS(ED), Victor James Abdullah, FRCS(Eng), Peter John Wormald, FCS(SA), FRCS(ED), Charles Andrew Van Hasselt, FRCS(E) MMed(Otol)
Hong Kong, China

Aquatic activities after total laryngectomy
Amir M. Karamzadeh, BS, William B. Armstrong, MD
Irvine, California

The Basic Symptom Inventory—53 and its use in the management of patients with psychogenic dizziness
Michael J. Ruckenstein, MD, MSC, FACS, FRCSC, Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Intratympanic dexamethasone, intratympanic gentamicin, and endolymphatic sac surgery for intractable vertigo in Meniere's disease
Levent Sennaroglu, MD, Gonca Sennaroglu, PhD, Bulent Gursel, MD, Farzin Mottaghian Dini
Ankara, Turkey

Hearing preservation in patients with vestibular schwannomas with sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Rick A. Friedman, MD, PhD, Bradley W. Kesser, MD, William H. Slattery, III, MD, Derald E. Brackmann, MD, William E. Hitselberger, MD
Los Angeles, California, and Atlanta, Georgia

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Microtia associated with the Kabuki (Niikawa-Kuroki) syndrome
Chin-To Fong, MD, Melissa Wang, BS, Edna Carter Young, PhD, Cynthia A. Hogan, PhD, Ross H. Tallents, DDS, Stephanos Kyrkanides, DDS, Gregory S. Liptak, MD, Janine A. Sanger, MS, Robert D. Frisina, PhD
Rochester, New York

Inflammatory reaction in the external auditory canal followed by spontaneous extrusion of alloplastic implant in the temporomandibular joint
Pedro Alberto Escada, MD, José Francisco Madeirada da Silva, MD, PhD
Lisbon, Portugal

Metastatic prostatic adenocarcinoma of the temporal bone
Eric L. Schwetschenau, MD, Adriana Perez, MD, Robert W. Jyung, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A case of fibrous dysplasia of the temporal bone: Evaluation of treatment performed 23 years ago
Masayuki Sakamoto, MD, Tetsuro Hayashida, MD, PhD, Masashi Sugasawa, MD, PhD
Tokyo, Japan

Inflammatory pseudotumor of the maxillary sinus
Heung-Man Lee, MD, Geun Choi, MD, Choong Sik Choi, MD, Chul Hwan Kim, MD, Sang Hag Lee, MD
Seoul, Korea

Cavernous sinus metastasis from laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Martin P. Curry, OD, DO, James L. Newlon, MD, Daniel W. Watson, MD
San Antonio, Texas

Primary laryngeal melanoma
Shing-Yu Lin, MD, Chen-Yi Hsu, MD, Yee-Jee Jan, MD
Taiwan, Republic of China

Giant extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm: A rare presentation with an oropharyngeal mass
H. Hakan Oruckaptan, MD, Osman E. Ozcan, MD
Ankara, Turkey

Intravascular lobular capillary hemangioma arising in an hemangioma: A much disputed entity
Renuka Panchagnula, MBBS, DCP, DNB, Usha Kini, MD, DCP, DNB
Bangalore, India

Nasopharyngeal lith
Shun-Chang Chen, MD, Sheng-Po Hao, MD, Ngan-Ming Tsang, MD, DSC, Kam-Fai Lee, MD
Taipei, Taiwan

Injection snoreplasty
Stephen R. Levinson, MD
Fairfield, Connecticut

Cost-effective diagnosis of acoustic neuromas: A philosophical, macroeconomic, and technological decision
Mark R. Murphy, MD, Samuel H. Selesnick, MD
New York, New York

Histopathologic changes in the vestibule after cochlear implantation
Hui-Chi Tien, MD, Fred H. Linthicum, Jr, MD
Los Angeles, California and Taichung, Taiwan

Chondrocyte repopulation of allograft cartilage: A preliminary investigation and strategy for developing cartilage matrices for reconstruction
Timothy F. Kelley, MD, Frank M. Sutton, MD, MBA, Vincent P. Wallace, PhD, Brian J. F. Wong, MD, PhD
Irvine, California

Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor stimulates mitogenesis and migration of a head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cell line
Jeffery Fleigel, BS, Jack Sedwick, MD, Lori J. Kornberg, PhD
Gainesville, Florida

Efficacy of selective lymph node dissection in clinically negative neck
Eugenio Mira, MD, Marco Benazzo, MD, Vanessa Rossi, MD, Elisabetta Zanoletti, MD
Pavia, Italy

Thyroidectomy using the harmonic scalpel: Analysis of 105 consecutive cases
Larry Shemen, MD New York, New York

Predicting calcium status post thyroidectomy with early calcium levels
Murad Husein, MD, MSC, Michael P. Hier, MD, FRCS(c), Khaled Al-Abdulhadi, MD, FRCS, Martin Black, MDCM, FRCS(c)
Montreal, Canada

Cystic cervical metastases: Incidence and diagnosis using fine needle aspiration biopsy
Patrick Sheahan, MB, AFRCS, Gerard O'Leary, MB, FRCS, Gary Lee, MB, MRCPATH, Jim Fitzgibbon, MB, FACP
Cork, Ireland

Comparison of methods for determining cricopharyngeal intrabolus pressure in normal patients as possible indicator for cricopharyngeal myotomy
Tanja Bammer, MD, John R. Salassa, MD, Paul J. Klingler, MD
Jacksonville, Florida

Endoscopic treatment of Zenker's diverticulum using CO2 laser
Y. Krespi, MD, A. Kacker, MD, M. Remacle, MD
New York, New York, and Mont-Godinne, Belgium

Preliminary findings from a prospective, randomized trial of two palatal operations for sleep-disordered breathing
David J. Terris, MD, Joan F. Coker, MD, Adrian J. Thomas, BS, Martha Chavoya, RN
Augusta, Georgia

Fungus-specific IgG and IgE in allergic fungal rhinosinusitis
Alexander E. Stewart, MD, LCDR, MC, USN, Darrell H. Hunsaker, MD, CAPT, MC, USN RET
San Diego, California

A comparison of tonsillectomy with the harmonic scalpel versus electrocautery
Stuart A. Morgenstein, DO, H. Kurt Jacobs, PhD, Peter A. Brusca, MD, Angelo R. Consiglio, MD, Joseph Donzelli, MD, James A. Jakubiec, MD, Terry L. Donat, MD
Winfield, Illinois

Broken glass mercury thermometer: A difficult airway foreign body
J. Paul Moxham, MD, Patricia K. Lee, MD
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Stapedotomy above the facial nerve in a congenitally malformed ear: A case report
Ryan Boone, MD, John Dornhoffer, MD
Little Rock, Arkansas

Congenital cholesteatoma of the mastoid region
Emilio Mevio, Edoardo Gorini, Michele Sbrocca, Leonardo Artesi, Alberto Lenzi, Stefano Lecce, Mauro Mullace
Magenta, Italy

Wegener's granulomatosis presenting in the sinus and orbit
Emre A. Yucel, MD, Nesil Keles, MD, A. Settar Ozturk, MD, Mehmet Ali Solmaz, MD, Kemal Deger, MD Istanbul, Turkey

Intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma presenting with only hypercalcemia
Jonathan L. Schmidt, MD, R. Clark Perry, DO, Luke P. Philippsen, MD, Howard H. Wu, MD Muncie, Indiana Bullous pemphigoid associated with parotid carcinoma. Ozcan Cakmak, MD, Deniz Seçkin, MD, Isin Ceken, MD, Ismail Yilmaz, MD, Babür Akkuzu, MD, Levent Ozluoglu, MD Adana, Turkey

Benign mesenchymoma of the tongue. Rafael E. Quiñónez, PhD, MS-iv, Frank C. Astor, MD, Rita L. Romaguera, MD San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida

Congenital cholesteatoma of the tympanic membrane Sihun Alex Kim, MD, Michael S. Haupert, DO Detroit, Michigan
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