ADENOID OPERATIONS

Unsuccessful Tonsil and Adenoid Operations

Laryngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Adenoid cystic carcinomas are malignant tumours and occur in the major and the minor salivary glands. Laryngeal adenoid cystic carcinomas are rare and account for less than 1% of all malignant tumours in the larynx. Adenoid cystic carcinoma is characterised by slow progression, multiple recurrences and late distant metastasis. The aetiology of adenoid cystic carcinoma remains unknown. They usua...

Some Tips about Tonsils and Adenoid Tonsil

This is an artic.:le about the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue. so called waldyer's ring. I have tride to give a rather clear discription of Its functi<"m, especially pointing to Its role in protecting the body against the infections by promoting the antibodv production and lymphocite formation.  In the view of these functions a clear cut indi­cations and contraindications of adenotonsillectomy has...

Adenoid ameloblastoma with dentinoid (Case Report)

Adenoid ameloblastoma with dentinoid (Case Report) Dr. Sh. Gasemi Moridani* *- Assistant Professor of Oral Pathology Dept. - Faculty of Dentistry – Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. Background and Aim: Ameloblastoma is one of the most common odontogenic tumors, occasionally with unusual features. In this study an uncommon odontogenic tumor, histologically similar to ameloblastoma and adeno...

Male Breast Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

INTRODUCTION Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the breast is a rare condition, and cases in male patients are even less common. CASE We describe a case of ACC of the breast with axillary lymph node metastasis, disseminated osteolytic bone metastasis and bone marrow involvement in a 41-year-old man. CONCLUSION Male breast ACC is an extremely rare malignancy; there can be difficulty in obtain...