We present a unique and challenging case of a remnant foreign body that presented to us in a child disguised as a strongly suspected congenital branchial cleft anomaly. This case entailed oropharyngeal trauma, with a delayed presentation as a retroauricular cyst accompanied by otorrhea that mimicked the classic presentation of an infected first branchial cleft anomaly. During surgical excision ...

Acinic cell carcinoma is a rare salivary gland tumor. The variant with lymphoid stroma is even rarer and has distinct histological features. We describe the case of a forty three year-old woman who presented with a left retroauricular mass of 5 years duration; magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-circumscribed mass of 1.5 cm suggestive of pleomorphic adenoma. The patient underwent inferio...

1 Professor, PhD in Medicine, Associated physician Otolaryngology Department University Hospital of Universidade Nacional de Asunción Paraguay. 2 Professor, PhD in Medicine, Head of the Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery University Hospital Universidade Nacional de Asunción. 3 Professor, PhD in Medicine, Assistant Professor Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo. 4 PhD in Medicine, Resid...

Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) and insulin pumps have become the preferred treatment option for most young children adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D), by avoiding fingerstick testing providing real-time measurements. These medical devices their adhesives contain substances which been identified as being responsible allergic contact dermatitis. We describe case of a toddler who developed...

Eccrine poroma is described as a benign neoplasm originating from the intraepidermal eccrine duct of sweat glands. This tumor is known to arise in bare skin areas, but more rarely appeared in head and neck region. A 54-year-old female presented with a mass on the retroauricular aspect of the left auricle. There was a soft, protruding, and purple-colored, solitary mass of about 1.0×1.0 cm in siz...

Total ear reconstruction in the postburn auricle is one of the most challenging procedures for plastic surgeons. Adverse factors associated with these procedures include reduced or damaged blood supply, poor elasticity of scar tissue, increased risk of infection, and the possible destruction of skin, temporoparietal fascia, or retroauricular fascia. In cases where patients are severely burned, ...

Eagle syndrome is a rare condition presenting with retroauricular pain (usually as main symptom) associated with dysphagia, headache, neck pain on rotation and, much rarelier, stroke. This occurs due to styloid process elongation. Sometimes, there is also styloid ligament calcification, which can cause compression of nerves and arteries and the symptoms above. Treatment can be conservative with...

We developed a surgical technique to correct cryptotia using a subcutaneous pedicled flap raised from the retroauricular region. A skin paddle over the caudal part of the auricular sulcus is designed and transferred to the skin defect of the upper posterior surface of the auricle. This procedure has been performed on 17 ears in 14 patients with cryptotia since 1992. There were no postoperative ...

A cholesteatoma is a relatively common condition within the middle ear cavity, whereas a cholesteatoma of the squamous part of the temporal bone is an exceptionally rare entity. A case of an iatrogenic cholesteatoma located in the squamous part of the temporal bone is presented, which was revealed by an intermittent purulent discharge from an opening above the right ear 20 years after retroauri...