A rare case of survival after complete traumatic cricotracheal separation [0.03%]
完全性环状气管损伤离断伤后幸存的罕见病例报告
Gautam Bir Singh,Rajiv Kummar,Neha Verma et al.
Gautam Bir Singh et al.
We report the survival of an extremely rare case of complete cricotracheal transection following incisional trauma with knife. The clinical record underlines the importance of prompt airway management and immediate neck exploration in such ...
Wegener's granulomatosis with extensive bone abnormalities mimicking fungal sinusitis [0.03%]
类真菌性鼻窦炎伴发广泛骨损害的韦格纳肉芽肿病各一例报告及文献复习
Satoru Kodama,Nozomi Nomi,Masashi Suzuki
Satoru Kodama
Abnormalities of the underlying bone of the paranasal sinuses have sometimes been shown in Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). We describe an interesting case of WG with extensive bone abnormalities in the sinuses mimicking fungal sinusitis. A 3...
Motoyoshi Maruyama,Hiroaki Fushiki,Yukio Watanabe
Motoyoshi Maruyama
We present a case of a solitary neurofibroma of the floor of the mouth protruding into the submandibular region. A 51-year-old female presented with a 2-year history of swelling of the floor of the mouth. MRI revealed that the mass measurin...
Alpen B Patel,Michael L Hinni
Alpen B Patel
Fourth branchial pouch anomalies are rare congenital disorders of the neck and are a consequence of abnormal development of the branchial apparatus during embryogenesis. Failure to appropriately recognize these anomalies may result in misdi...
Musaed Alzahrani,Alain Robier,Yoann Pointreau et al.
Musaed Alzahrani et al.
Radiation therapy has been recognized as a useful modality of treatment in head and neck malignant tumors. However, radiation over 10 Gy may predispose to secondary tumors. Radiation-induced osteosarcoma of the ethmoid sinus is unusual. The...
Lluís Nisa,Toni von Büren,Amine Tiab et al.
Lluís Nisa et al.
We present the case of a 38-year-old woman that presented with a very slowly enlarging mass of the tongue. MRI revealed a large mass originating in the tongue base and extending to the supraglottic space. Biopsy of this tumor confirmed the ...
H Sudhoff,H J Hoff,M Lehmann
H Sudhoff
Reconstructive surgery after trauma of the head and neck is a wide field in ENT surgery. The repair of bony defects often requires implantation of engineered prostheses. We present the case of a 48-year-old male patient who had suffered a m...
Benign lymphoid hyperplasia of the tongue base causing upper airway obstruction [0.03%]
舌基良性淋巴组织增生致上气道阻塞
Noah B Sands,Marc Tewfik
Noah B Sands
Severe benign lymphoid hyperplasia (LH) is unusual in the head and neck region, but the diagnosis of LH is of clinical importance as it may be confused with malignant lymphoma, both on clinical examination and pathologically. While the etio...
Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the salivary gland: is radiotherapy alone adequate? [0.03%]
腮腺淋巴上皮样癌的治疗：单纯放疗是否足够？
Orit Kaidar-Person,Abraham Kuten,Salem Billan
Orit Kaidar-Person
Introduction. Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of the salivary gland is a rare tumor. Currently, surgery with or without radiotherapy is the recommended treatment for all salivary gland carcinomas. However, in contrast to other high-...
Harry Boamah,Glenn Knight,Joseph Taylor et al.
Harry Boamah et al.
Squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone and external auditory canal is a rare tumor with a reported incidence of between 1 to 6 cases per million population per year. Because squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone and auditory ca...