Swelling in Left Pyriform Fossa. Case for Diagnosis

Swelling Left Medial Canthus

Bronchogenic cyst in left anterior cranial fossa.

A 33-year-old man had dizziness for 3 days without provoking factors. Head CT demonstrated a mass in the left lateral anterior cranial fossa with calcification and cystic degeneration (figure 1, A–C). MRI showed an irregularly shaped mass with mixed signal and slight marginal enhancement (figure 1, D–F). He underwent mass resection with no recurrent dizziness during 12 months’ follow-up. On pat...

Left Supraclavicular Swelling: Sclerosing Perineurioma.

A sclerosing perineurioma presents as a single asymptomatic papule or nodule located on the hands of adult patients; approximately 60 cases have been reported in medical literature since 1997. Histologically, it originates from the perineural cells of the peripheral nerves and presents epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) positivity and S100 protein negativity. Here, we present the case of a 58-ye...

Endoscopic cauterization of congenital pyriform fossa sinus tracts: an 18-year experience.

IMPORTANCE Congenital pyriform fossa sinus tracts predispose to neck masses and neck abscesses in pediatric and occasionally adult patients. Traditional management involves open excision with substantial potential morbidity. Endoscopic management allows an alternative, less morbid treatment approach. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the long-term effectiveness of endoscopic cauterization as definitive t...

Prenatal diagnosis of pyriform sinus fistula: case report and literature review

We describe a case of prenatal diagnosis of a pharyngeal cyst as a pyriform sinus fistula on the findings of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging.