pharyngeal teratomas are rare. we present a mature solid teratoma (so called “hairypolyp”) involving naso- and oro- pharynx in a female infant who presented with a gradually enlarging mass at the roof of the mouth since birth. the pharyngeal mass was protruding into the mouth through a palatine defect present posteriorly which was removed completely. subsequently she developed malposed anterior...

We herein present a case of unicentric type Castleman’s disease (CD) arising in the retroperitoneal space. An asymptomatic 44-year-old male was noted to have an abdominal mass during his annual health checkup. The only abnormal finding on laboratory testing was an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Preoperative imaging studies led to a possible diagnosis of unicentric type CD in the retr...

Synovial sarcoma is a primitive mesenchymal tumor which occurs most frequently in soft tissues. Some unusual locations of synovial sarcoma could lead to diagnostic challenges. In this study, we reported a case of primary synovial sarcoma arose in the posterior pharyngeal wall. X-ray examination showed a space-occupying lesion in the post-pharyngeal wall. Frozen section and conventional histopat...

Pharyngeal teratomas are rare. We present a mature solid teratoma (so called “hairypolyp”) involving naso- and oro- pharynx in a female infant who presented with a gradually enlarging mass at the roof of the mouth since birth. The pharyngeal mass was protruding into the mouth through a palatine defect pr...

objective: the aim of the present study was to estimate crude and age-standardized incidence rates for oral and pharyngeal nonsquamous cell malignant tumors in kerman province over a period of 11 years. materials and methods: the data used in this retrospective population-based study were extracted from the records registered in all pathology centers of kerman province from 1991 to 2001. all co...

BACKGROUND Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a public health problem. Detailed analysis of the para-pharyngeal fat pads can help us to understand the pathogenesis of OSA and may mediate the intervention of this sleeping disorder. A reliable and automatic para-pharyngeal fat pads segmentation technique plays a vital role in investigating larger data bases to identify the anatomic risk factors for...

conclusions this is the first case of sft of the retroperitoneum removed laparoscopically. the laparoscopic approach is useful for the advantages of minimally invasive surgery especially in case of peduncolate tumor as the case reported. case presentation a 29-year-old female, was admitted in the gynaecology and obstetrics unit, for suspected pelvic tumor. ct scan showed a mass with hypervascul...