Analysis of the Development of the Nasal Septum according to Age and Gender Using MRI

ObjectivesThis study was designed to evaluate the normal development of the nasal septum in Koreans using sagittal MRI for the valuable clinical information on septal procedures.MethodsTwo hundred eighty patients who had their whole nasal septum visualized in the midline sagittal view were selected among the 3,904 patients with brain MRI from January, 2004 to December, 2006 at Dankook University Hospital. The patients who had a history of nasal septal surgery or nasal trauma were excluded. Following parameters are calculated and analyzed: lengths of bony and cartilage dorsum and septal cartilage-nasal bone overlap, total septal area, septal cartilage area and, the proportion of the cartilage area to septal area and the maximal harvestable cartilage for grafting were calculated using the PAC™ program.ResultsAll the parameters were increased until adolescence. Thereafter, bony dorsal length, cartilage dorsal length, total dorsal length, total septal area and maximal harvestable cartilage for grafting have not changed significantly with age, while SC-NB overlap length, septal cartilage area, and proportion of the cartilage area to the total septal area were significantly decreased with age. The SC-NB overlap length was positively correlated with the septal cartilage area and the proportion of the cartilage area to the total septal area.ConclusionThe small septal cartilage area and its proportion to the total septal area were significantly correlated with a short overlap length of the septal cartilage under the nasal bone. Septal procedures should be carefully performed in the elderly due to the risk of incurring saddle nose

International & domestic political changes - Istanbulites’ perceptions in the contemporary urban public sphere

This thesis offers a contemporary analysis of a group of Istanbulites’ perceptions on how their lives in the urban public sphere have changed in relation to major international and domestic political changes

International & domestic political changes - Istanbulites’ perceptions in the contemporary urban public sphere

This thesis offers a contemporary analysis of a group of Istanbulites’ perceptions on how their lives in the urban public sphere have changed in relation to major international and domestic political changes

A case of self-inflicted intraorbital injury: Wooden foreign body introduced into the ethmoidal sinus

A patient with an intraorbital wooden foreign body is presented. A 43-year-old schizophrenic male patient purposely introduced a twig through his left medial canthus and into the orbital cavity 6 months before presentation. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a well-delineated intraorbital object that partially penetrated the ethmoidal sinus through the medial orbital wall. Under general anesthesia, a 55-mm-long and 6-mm-diameter twig was removed through an incision along the sulcus palpebromalaris. Thick capsule formation around the foreign body, fibrosis of the adjacent tissues, and severe infection were observed. Diagnosis and management of intraorbital foreign bodies are discussed

Malignant mixed tumor of the parotid with myoepithelial carcinomatous and papillary adenocarcinomatous components

A patient with malignant mixed tumor of the parotid gland with myoepithelial carcinomatous and papillary cyst adenocarcinomatous components is presented. Clinically the patient had a giant mass in the parotid location for 20 years, with a growth progression during:he last 6 months. The undefined connection of two carcinomatous components of malignant mixed tumor is reviewed

Adolescent growth patterns of the bony and cartilaginous framework of the nose: A cephalometric study

Adolescent growth changes in the nose were studied for 140 female and 140 male subjects between the ages of 11 and 17 years who had class 1 skeletal and dental patterns. Age-related growth changes in the bony and cartilaginous framework of the nose were evaluated. Nasal height and nasal bridge length became fully mature in males at 15 years and fully mature in females at 12 years. The upper nasal dorsum, lower nasal dorsum, anterior nasal depth, and posterior nasal depth exhibited continuous growth up to 14 years in males and 2 years earlier in females. Nasal tip protrusion approached its mature size in males at 15 years and at 13 years in females. Although the lower dorsum rotated forward slightly, rotation of the upper dorsum was not significant during adolescence. Knowledge of these age-related growth changes of the nose may be useful in planning the time of aesthetic or reconstructive nose surgery

Mentosternal pterygium with teratoma.

A 7-year-old girl with a cercival midline pterygium and teratoma is presented. Pterygium (congenital webbing) of the skin is a rare congenital anomaly. Teratomas are tumors formed by pluripotential primordial germ cells that constitute heterogeneous types of tissues foreign to the organ from which they originate. The undefined connection of two conditions of pterygium and teratoma in the cervical region is reviewed in this case report

Postauricular dermoid cyst: A case report

A rare localization of dermoid cyst in the postauricular region is presented

Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma - A case report

A mesenchymal chondrosarcoma in a 17-year-old women is presented