The nasopharyngeal tonsil, or adenoid, is a lympho epithelial organ situated in a critical anatomical position i.e., the roof and posterior wall of nasopharynx. The adenoid is closely related to nasopharyngeal orifice of the Eustachian tube and paranasal sinuses ostia, particularly the ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses. The adenoid being a component of Waldeyer ring possesses particular immunologica...

The nasopharyngeal tonsil, or adenoid, is a lympho epithelial organ situated in a critical anatomical position i.e., the roof and posterior wall of nasopharynx. The adenoid is closely related to nasopharyngeal orifice of the Eustachian tube and paranasal sinuses ostia, particularly the ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses. The adenoid being a component of Waldeyer ring possesses particular immunologica...

Ectopic thyroid tissue of nasopharynx is an uncommon phenomenon and papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from the tissue is extremely rare. The authors report a rare case of 16-year-old girl with papillary thyroid carcinoma of nasopharynx. Clinicians were ever confused by adenoid hypertrophy and solved the diagnostic dilemma by adequate examinations. In the case, we mainly emphasize that surgeon...

Myxomas of head and neck especially parotid gland are rare. These insidious soft tissue tumours have obscured pathogenesis, can occur at any age, mostly located in the cheek, palate or floor mouth. They often present with non- specific symptoms like painless slow growing localised swelling cheek around jaw. Complete excision remains mainstay treatment rare recurrence, no distant metastases exce...

Dear Sir, it was a pleasure reading the article “Transoral endoscopic adenoidectomy” by A. El-Badrawy andM. AbdelAziz published in Volume 2009 (2009) of this journal (Article ID 949315). Adenoidectomy has been an old surgery and has been done with various techniques [1]. The technique described in this article is definitely better than conventional technique of adenoidectomy. However, I feel th...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The adenoid pad has been considered a reservoir for bacteria in the pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion. This study aimed to characterize the middle ear microbiota in children with otitis media with effusion and establish whether a correlation exists between the middle ear and adenoid microbiota. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, controlled study. METHODS Middle ear asp...

The aim of this article is to present a rhinolithiasis patient with a significant asymmetric adenoid hypertrophy on the same side and to describe possible mechanisms for this clinical entity. Careful nasopharyngoscopy after removal of rhinolith is mandatory not to overlook significant adenoid hypertrophy which may interfere with patients' symptoms. The role of paranasal CT scan in the diagnosis...

UNLABELLED Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is a very rare neoplasm. We report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the right breast presented with painless lump in the upper outer quadrant managed with lumpectomy, axillary lymph node staging and adjuvant local external radiotherapy to the whole breast with simultaneous integrated boost to the site of primary disease using respiratory ga...

A case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oesophagus occurring in a patient who had previously been treated for craniopharyngioma is presented. This is the thirteenth reported case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oesophagus and the first in association with craniopharyngioma. The previously described cases of oesophageal adenoid cystic carcinoma are critically reviewed, and it is suggested t...

background: tonsilloliths are calcified concretions that develop in tonsillar crypts. they are usually small and asymptomatic, so they are found accidentally during routine dental radiogrphy procedure. large tonsilloliths can occur with clinical signs and symptoms. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and patterns of palatine and adenoid tonsilloliths in cone‑beam computed t...