OBJECTIVE Neck nodular lesions may derive from several different tissues, often mimicking thyroid tumor in the preoperative examination. METHODS We described three patients admitted in 2012 to the Department of Endocrine Surgery in Wrocław with nodular lesion in the neck area mimicking tumor of the thyroid gland. RESULTS In the first patient with a tumor in projection on the isthmus and the...

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 ...

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...

OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern of occurrence of salivary gland tumours in Tanzania over a period of twenty years. DESIGN Cross-sectional retrospective study. SETTING Two referral centres; Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) and Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC). METHODS Medical records of patients who presented with tumours of the salivary glands in the two major referral cent...

OBJECTIVE Primary major airway tumors are rare. A retrospective analysis of referral centers experience could be helpful for their management. METHODS Fifty-one patients, including 44 (86%) malignant and seven (14%) benign with primary tumors of subglottis, trachea, carina, and main stem bronchi, were managed in a 14-year period. Based on computed tomography (CT) scan and rigid bronchoscopy f...

Background: Intraoral adenoid cystic carcinoma is an uncommon pathology with a variable clinical course, it develops as a slow growing swelling characterized by wide local infi ltration. Most patients are in their fourth and sixth decades of life, and females are slightly more affected than males. Case report: An 46-years-old woman was seen at University Hospital of Cuiabá with strong pain in t...

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...

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...

A 33-year-old woman sought medical care at our institution for macroglossia. She had been treated before with tracheostomy and gastrostomy due to an adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the mobile tongue, in clinical stage IVC. She was subjected to total glossectomy with larynx preservation, modified radical dissection of the right neck and of the left supraomohyoid muscle, as well as reconstructi...