Primary embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of anterior neck involving the thyroid is extremely rare. This report is only the second of its kind that describes this form of nonorbital nonparameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma in a 7-year-old boy and adds to a new, seldom-reported variant of rhabdomyosarcoma in the head-neck region. The child presented with a huge anterior neck swelling that clinically resembled...

echinococcosis is a tissue infection of the human caused by the larval stage of echinococcus granulosus or e. multilocularis. hydatid cyst of the head and neck region is uncommon and involvement of the salivary glands, especially the submandibular gland, is very rare. in this article, a case of submandibular gland hydatid cyst is reported in a patient who presented with swelling of this area of...

BACKGROUND After menopause, rapid bone mass loss occurs in response to hypoestrogenism. Several studies suggest that muscle mass and bone mineral density (BMD) are positively associated in postmenopausal women. Therefore, it may be assumed that postmenopausal low appendicular muscle mass (aMM) can increase BMD loss in a short period of time. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess r...

This teaching case report represents an unusual example of a neck mass in a previously healthy individual. The presence of a new neck mass is a relatively common head and neck problem and requires a full work up including a complete history and physical examination. With respect to our patient, thorough history taking, physical examinations and specific investigations led to the diagnosis of a ...

introduction: a hydatid cyst of the head and neck is a very rare condition, even in areas where echinococcus infestation is endemic.   case report: we report a rare case of primary hydatid cyst of the right maxillary sinus in a 40-year-old man. the initial diagnosis of the presence of a cystic mass was the result of physical examination and computed tomography (ct) scan. we resected the cystic ...

background and objective: fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) is well accepted as a useful diagnostic technique in the management of adult patients with head and neck lumps. but, until recently, very few reports have been obtained regarding the role of fnac in nonthyroidal neck masses in children. hence, the objective of our study was to determine the diagnostic value of fine needle aspirati...