Shabbir Akhtar
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
[ 1 ] - An Unusual Case of Cauda Equina Secondary to Spinal Metastasis of Thyroid Cancer
Introduction: Cauda equina secondary to metastatic follicular thyroid cancer of the lumbosacral area is a rare entity. Case Report: We report an unusual case of a 52-year-old male who presented with backache, lower limb weakness, and perianal numbness. A CT-scan of the lumbosacral area showed an enhancing mass at the L4, L5 and S1 vertebrae. Histopathology after excision revealed a metast...
[ 2 ] - Concurrent Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Synovial Carcinoma of the Neck in an Adult Male
Introduction: Synovial sarcoma makes up 8–10% of all soft tissue sarcomas, and constitutes 3–10% of all sarcomas occurring in the head and neck region. It shows male predominance (3:2), and the mean age of presentation is 30 years. Case Report: A 51-year-old gentleman presented with right-sided neck swelling which had been progressively increasing in size for the past 2 years. A computed ...
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