A 57-year-old man was admitted to our department 10 years ago, diagnosed with tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma. After discontinuing chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the disease recurred in December 2016. Apatinib mesylate (500 mg/day) was administered and computed tomography revealed that his symptoms were significantly relieved. Treatment with apatinib mesylate represents a novel method of trea...

Adenoid squamous cell carcinoma (ASCC) is an uncommon but well recognized variant of squamous cell carcinoma. It has been reported to originate in the sun exposed skin of the head and neck region. Although rare, there are cases in records which have reported within the oral cavity and nasopharynx. Histologically the lesion shows areas of conventional squamous cell carcinoma along with atypical ...

Objective: To determine the association between inflammatory mast cells and various diseases of salivary glands.
 Material Methods: An experimental lab based descriptive study was done at institute pathology diagnostic medicine, Khyber medical university, Peshawar. Non probability, convenient sampling comprising n=71was tissue biopsies gland were collected from April, 2022 to Sept. 2022. G...

abstract: primary adenoid cystic carcinoma (acc) of bartholin’s gland is a rare gynecologic malignancy. we report a case of locally advanced acc of bartholin’s gland. a 62-year-old presented with left bartholin’s gland carcinoma and underwent left radical vulvectomy,left-sided inguinal-femoral lymph node dissection, posterior pelvic exenteration, and pedicle abdominal muscle flap. on her 3 mont...

PURPOSE Adenoid hypertrophy is a physical alteration that may affect speech, and a speech disorder can have other negative effects on a child's life. Airway obstruction leads to constricted oral breathing and causes postural alterations of several oro-facial structures, including the mouth, tongue, and hyoid bone. The postural modifications may affect several aspects of speech production. MET...

BACKGROUND Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the lacrimal gland is a rare tumour. Their aggressive behaviour, with a high-risk of local recurrence, and late distant spread of the tumour even after aggressive management has been reported. Metastasis to the liver is rare and when it occurs, it is usually part of widespread metastasis, and therefore surgical treatment is seldom considered. CASE PRESEN...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the presence of viruses and bacteria in middle ear and adenoids of patients with and without otitis media with effusion (OME). METHODS Adenoid samples and middle ear washes (MEW) were obtained from children with OME associated with adenoid hypertrophy undergoing adenoidectomy and tympanostomy, and compared to those obtained from patients undergoing cochlear implant surg...

Introduction. Adenoid hypertrophy (AH) is a common childhood disorder. Adenoid plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion (OME). The aim of this study is to critically appraise the tympanometric finding among children with adenoid hypertrophy in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Methodology. A Prospective, controlled study carried out among newly diagnosed cases of adenoid...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Determine the impact of adenoid size and prior adenoidectomy on outcomes of sphincter pharyngoplasty. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review. METHODS Retrospective review of patients 18 years of age or younger, who underwent sphincter pharyngoplasty for velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) from 2007 to 2012. Nasal endoscopy and nasometry testing were administered pre- and pos...