Cervical thymic cyst is a rare entity of either congenital or inflammatory origin described infrequently in literature. The asymptomatic nature of the entity and the rarity of the lesion frequently lead to a diagnostic dilemma many times. We present a case of cervical thymic cyst that presented to us as an asymptomatic neck mass that was managed surgically. Cervical thymic cyst should be kept a...

this cross-sectional study is conducted to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic cervical spine subluxation in rheumatoid arthritis patients by plain radiographs and its relation to demographic and clinical characteristics, disease activity measures and medications. 100 rheumatoid arthritis patients (18 male and 82 female) were selected randomly, according to the american college of rheumato...

Objectives: Presence/absence of cervical lymph node metastasis plays a critical role in prognosis and survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). This study was designed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT) scan for detection of cervical lymph node metastasis in oral SCC in comparison with histopathological analysis after neck dissection Methods: In...

Cervical cancer is one of the major causes of women death worldwide. The aim of this study was to test the sensitivity and specificity of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and visual inspection with lugol iodine (VILI) as a diagnostic test for cervical cancer in comparison with Pap smear in the North Cameroon region. 309 women aged between 20 to 62 years were recruited in this study. 307...

Le molluscum pendulum, ou acrochordon, ou polype fibroépithélial est une formation tumorale cutanée bénigne qui prend la forme d'une excroissance pédiculée. Ces lésions sont généralement petites, molles, rosées ou hyperpigmentées. Ce sont des polypes qui mesurent moins de 1 mm à plus de 1 cm (rarement). Elles se localisent aux grands plis, mais également parfois aux paupières. Leur nombre augme...

L'exostose sous unguéale est une tumeur ostéo-articulaire bénigne relativement rare, à tendance récidivante, touchant essentiellement le gros orteil. L'étiopathogénie est inconnue, plusieurs théories ont été avancées dont la principale est en rapport avec la notion de traumatisme ou microtraumatisme. Plusieurs diagnostics différentiels doivent être évoquer en particulier le chondrome phalangien...

Le neurofibrome présacré solitaire est une tumeur ectodermiquetrès rare tant par sa fréquence que par sa localisation, souvent paucisymptomatiquejusqu'à l'atteinte de taille importante, d'accès difficile et de diagnostic erroné. L'imagerie préopératoirejoue un rôle essentieldans la prise en charge. Son diagnostic est immuno-histologique. Son traitement chirurgical est basé sur l'exérèse complèt...

Background & Aims: Cervical spine is prone to various abnormalities and sport injuries. There is still no non-aggressive measurement instrument with high reliability for easy and rapid assessment of cervical spine secondary complications. The aim of this research was to investigate the validity of goniometric method for cervical lordosis measurement through radiography. Method: In this study, 1...

background and aim: cervical ripening before the onset of labor is an important factor for the prediction of delivery mode, and is directly associated with vaginal delivery. the search for a safe, inexpensive, and easy method of cervical ripening is of great significance. few studies have focused on the effect of date fruit on uterine contractions and cervical ripening. therefore, the purpose o...