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  1. Artikel ; Online: Fourteen cases of acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis: is there a place for less aggressive surgical treatment?

    Sideris, Giorgos / Arvaniti, Antonia / Giotakis, Evaggelos / Maragoudakis, Pavlos / Delides, Alexander

    Oral and maxillofacial surgery

    2022  Band 28, Heft 1, Seite(n) 157–162

    Abstract: Purpose: Acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) is a rare, fulminant, angio-invasive infection with high mortality rate. Treatment of AIFRS includes aggressive surgical debridement combined with antifungal agents and treatment of the underlying ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis (AIFRS) is a rare, fulminant, angio-invasive infection with high mortality rate. Treatment of AIFRS includes aggressive surgical debridement combined with antifungal agents and treatment of the underlying disease. The aim of this study is to report our experience with this often fatal disease and estimate the long-term survival of AIFRS patients with more conservative surgery.
    Methods: A retrospective study was performed on immunocompromised adults with AIFRS from January 2011 to December 2020. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed by tissue fungus invasion. We analyze epidemiological and microbiological findings, the underlying disease and discuss our patients' treatment plan and long-term survival.
    Results: Fourteen patients were included in the study. Mean age was 53.8 ± 18.9 years. The underlying disease was hematologic malignancy in nine patients, diabetes mellitus in three, aplastic anemia in one, and renal/liver failure in one. Leukopenia was not significantly correlated with outcome or survival. Histological and culture findings revealed that Mucor/Rhizopus were the causative organisms in nine cases. All patients received systemic antifungal therapy. Surgery was performed in nine patients (endoscopic for all patients, combined in three with an external approach). Overall survival was 35.7% as five patients survived, two who underwent surgery, and three who were treated non-surgically. Nine patients died, two from AIFRS after central nervous system involvement and seven from their primary disease, free of fungi. Older individuals and patients with hematologic malignancies had a worse outcome.
    Conclusion: Early surgical debridement, antifungal agents, and treatment of the underlying disease remain the cornerstones of AIFRS management. Prognosis is overall defined by the underlying disease and in some selected cases, medical treatment alone could be a reasonable option.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Adult ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use ; Rhinitis/drug therapy ; Rhinitis/surgery ; Retrospective Studies ; Rhinosinusitis ; Sinusitis/surgery ; Sinusitis/diagnosis ; Acute Disease
    Chemische Substanzen Antifungal Agents
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2022-10-06
    Erscheinungsland Germany
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2406731-3
    ISSN 1865-1569 ; 1865-1550
    ISSN (online) 1865-1569
    ISSN 1865-1550
    DOI 10.1007/s10006-022-01120-8
    Datenquelle MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  2. Artikel: The emerging role of immunotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC): anti-tumor immunity and clinical applications.

    Economopoulou, Panagiota / Perisanidis, Christos / Giotakis, Evaggelos I / Psyrri, Amanda

    Annals of translational medicine

    2016  Band 4, Heft 9, Seite(n) 173

    Abstract: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) carries a poor prognosis, with low survival rates for advanced stage tumors and minimal improvement in survival trends through the past decades. It is becoming increasingly clear that HNSCC oncogenesis and ... ...

    Abstract Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) carries a poor prognosis, with low survival rates for advanced stage tumors and minimal improvement in survival trends through the past decades. It is becoming increasingly clear that HNSCC oncogenesis and evolution is characterized by profound immune defects, as cancer cells evade immunosurveillance due to accumulation of genetic mutations and tumor heterogeneity. Improved understanding of the role of the immune system in cancer has led to the identification of novel therapeutic targets, which are being investigated for their potential to provide durable responses. In this review, we will summarize the role of the immune system in HNSCC, the rationale behind immunotherapy strategies and their clinical applications.
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2016-02-24
    Erscheinungsland China
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2893931-1
    ISSN 2305-5847 ; 2305-5839
    ISSN (online) 2305-5847
    ISSN 2305-5839
    DOI 10.21037/atm.2016.03.34
    Datenquelle MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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