We report a surgical case of primary polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) of the minor salivary gland-type of the lung. A PLGA originating from the right upper lobar bronchial inlet was successfully treated by sleeve right upper lobectomy. PLGAs are thought to be indolent tumors that are preferentially localized to the palate, and they affect the minor salivary glands almost exclusively...

Hypopharyngeal perforation is mainly reported in association with high velocity road traffic accidents, or with low velocity direct blows to the neck. We report a case of hypopharyngeal perforation following a low velocity motorcycle accident where neither of these mechanisms of injury was apparent. A 52 year old man was referred from the emergency department (ED) with a sore throat and dysphag...

Mucinous adenocarcinoma (MAC) is a glandular tumor characterized by large pools of extracellular mucin. The tumor can arise as a primary tumor of the major salivary glands. However, its occurrence is exceedingly rare and has only recently been recognized. Only few cases in the major salivary glands have been reported. This report is an additional case of MAC with origin in minor salivary gland ...

Carcinoid tumors of Vater’s ampulla are the most common among the extremely rare primary ampullary neuroendocrine tumors, accounting for less than 0.35% of all gastrointestinal carcinoids and are frequently associated with Von Recklinghausen’s disease. Carcinoid tumors of Vater’s ampulla are difficult to diagnose preoperatively because of their relatively small size and submucosal location. Con...

This article has summarized parts of certain publica­tions about changes of hematopoietic elements, specially erythroid, during embryonic and fetal to the third postnatal life. The main purpose of this article is to familiarize medical students with the physiological characteristics of the blood system, chiefly in the first trimenon of postnatal life.  It is also aimed to prevent many incorrec...