Acute Suppurative Sialadenitis Secondary to Excisional Ranula Biopsy in Child

Refractory acute suppurative thyroiditis secondary to pyriform sinus fistula

Acute suppurative thyroiditis is a rare disease because the thyroid gland is remarkably resistant to infection. We present a 2-year-old girl with refractory acute suppurative thyroiditis due to a pyriform sinus fistula (PSF). She complained of fever and painful anterior neck swelling. Her condition did not completely improved by multiple parenteral antibiotics along with incision and drainage. ...

Large Oral Ranula - Secondary to Trauma

Ranula is a benign mucous containing, thin walled swelling which is caused by either rupture or blockage of major or minor salivary gland ducts. We present a case of a healthy 46 year male patient who presented with a 14 days history of swelling under the tongue, accompanied by discomfort while swallowing. He revealed a history of trauma of the maxillofacial region 2 months earlier. Local exami...

Suppurative Flexor Tenosynovitis Secondary to Hematogenous Seeding

Colonic Lymphangiomatosis Resolved after Excisional Biopsy

Lymphangioma is an uncommon malformation of the lymphatic system that involves a benign proliferation of the lymphatics, with no established treatment method. Multiple colonic lymphangioma, or colonic lymphangiomatosis, is an extremely rare condition. We report a case of colonic lymphangiomatosis that was detected during a colonoscopic examination conducted as part of a general health check-up....

Excisional biopsy of an extravesicular hemangioma

Hemangiomas of the bladder are rare, comprising only 0.6% of bladder masses.1 Numerous reports of intravesical hemangiomas exist in the literature, with the presenting sign of gross hematuria almost universally guiding work-up and eventual diagnosis. However, no reports to date exist of extravesical hemangiomas of the bladder. We report what we believe to be the first described case of an extra...