BACKGROUND Upper airway obstruction is a common complaint in children presenting to otolaryngology clinics. In such children, adenoid hypertrophy is often suspected. There are numerous ways to determine adenoid size, including palpation, mirror examination, endoscopic examination, lateral neck roentgenogram (X-ray), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and acoustic rhinometry. Pediatric patient co...

introduction: burkitt lymphoma (bl) is rare, but an aggressive malignancy. central nervous system burkitt lymphoma (cnsbl) is very rare. cns burkitt’s lymphoma is treated with high-dose chemotherapy and radiation. radiotherapy in children younger than three years old may cause major cns damage. case report: a three-year-old boy presented with painful proptosis of the left eye. he underwent aden...

chlamydia pneumoniae is a common respiratory pathogen which is often found in our paediatric populations. many patients with community-acquired pneumonia caused by c. pneumoniae have symptoms suggestive of sinusitis.the role of c. pneumonia in rhinosinusiits children (meanage =4.3 ±2.5year). this case control study was done in the pediatric and ent clinics of hazrat rasul hospital in tehran (20...

OBJECTIVE To assess the role of the adenoid pad in velopharyngeal (VP) closure. DESIGN A retrospective review of patients with cleft palate (CP) who underwent nasendoscopy and multiview videofluoroscopy during evaluation for VP insufficiency (VPI) from January 2006 to March 2008. PATIENTS Thirty-two consecutive patients were identified. None of the patients were lost to follow-up. Five pati...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland is a rare and slowly growing, but highly malignant tumor. Surgical resection of a malignant parotid tumor should include resection of the facial nerve when the nerve is involved in the tumor. Facial nerve reconstruction is required after nerve resection. A 14 year-old female presented with complaints of painless enlargement of the right parotid glan...

OBJECTIVES (1) To assess the safety and efficacy of outpatient intracapsular tonsillectomy, which has been recently described as a less invasive means of treating obstructive tonsillar hypertrophy, in children younger than 3 years; and (2) to challenge the standard dictum that children younger than 3 years should be admitted to the hospital after tonsil and adenoid surgery. DESIGN Retrospecti...

Aim: To study the status of adenoids in HIV infected individuals. Introduction: Adenoid is the condensation of lymphoid tissue at the posterosuperior wall of nasopharynx. Adenoids are part of waldeyer’s ring. It is considered to have a crucial role in immunological memory of child. There are reported and documented evidences of adenoid hypertrophy in Human Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV) infec...

Systemic therapy for salivary gland carcinoma (SGC) is indicated recurrent and/or metastatic (RM) disease. The background, goals of therapy, organ function, symptomatic or a symptomatic, and histopathology should be considered in each case. Adenoid cystic with only lung metastasis often progresses slowly many cases are followed up without whereas duct carcinoma, adenocarcinoma NOS, adenoid mult...

Background: Nasal obstruction, snoring, mouth breathing, ear ache is some of the most common problems encountered in pediatric otorhinolaryngological practice. The cause for above symptoms adenoid hypertrophy. Methods: Patients with age group 4-16 years hypertrophy such as and confirmed by Diagnostic Endoscopy Radiological Investigations were included. Previous H/o surgery adenoidectomy, bleedi...