Otorhinolaryngology head and neck (ENT) surgeons are often challenged in their daily practice with patients presenting cutaneous cancer. Cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (cBCC) is the most common cancer diagnosed in human population, with 80% occurring in the head and the neck. We present the case of a 56-year-old male patient with an extensive lesion on the right zygomatic area that examined in the outpatient ENT Department of our hospital. A surgical excision of the lesion was performed, under local anesthesia and then we used a superficial based neck flap to reconstruct the defect. The final postoperative result was satisfactory. The histological examination revealed a basal cell carcinoma.

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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an intriguing disease with unique epidemiological features. It shows a distinct geographical distribution with well-defined, high-risk ethnic groups, age and gender. This neoplasm exhibits strong associations with the Epstein-Barr virus, dietary and genetic factors. Radiation therapy is the mainstay of treatment and imaging plays a central role in tumor mapping and radiation therapy planning. The purpose of the current manuscript is to present a case of a 65-year-old male patient that examined in the outpatient ENT Department of our hospital, reported a persistent otitis media in the left ear, for about one year. It is important always to raise the suspicion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, in patients with persistent otologic symptoms, that do not improve despite therapy.

BackgroundThe visual analogue scale (VAS) has been used as a diagnostic tool for the evaluation of the severity of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction (OGD) caused by SARS-CoV2 infection. The main objective of the present study was the evaluation of OGD with VAS in COVID-19-positive patients in Northwestern Greece and its possible association with the patients' self-reported symptoms of olfactory and gustatory dysfunction. MethodsThe presence of olfactory and gustatory symptoms and their severity were assessed by questionnaire along with the use of specific odorants and tastant ingredients, in three time periods: prior to COVID-19, during COVID-19 (initial diagnosis) and post-COVID-19 disease (at four weeks from disease onset). Three hundred COVID-19-positive patients (home-quarantined and hospitalized) tested with RT-PCR test in the University Hospital of Ioannina Greece were included in this study. Statistical analysis was performed on SPSS Statistics 26.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY)