BACKGROUND Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is an uncommon histologic form of breast cancer, comprising in most series less than 1% of all mammary cancers. Due to the rarity, little information about its presentation on image studies has been noted in the literature. Here we report two additional cases with emphasis on the intriguing image presentations. CASE ONE A 67-year-old woman cam...

Adenoid cyst carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon facial tumor and challenging to treat; surgical treatment due its localization. A 49-year-old Latin female patient with a one-year history of soft tissue-depending mass slow growth in the right maxillary region. Laboratory tests reported normal. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed tumor. Patient underwent resection by Weber-Fergusson approach...

Background: Vitamin D deficiency can cause frequent infection of tonsil and adenoid. Recurrent upper airway infections are associated with hypertrophy of lymphoid tissues (adenoid and palatine tonsils) in children. Obstructive sleep disorders, failure to thrive, facial deformity, and cognitive disorders are among the most important complications of adenotonsillar hypertrophy. Surgery is indicat...

aim : the aim of current study is to investigate whether tonsillar and/or adenoid tissue of patients with chronic adenotonsillitis plays a reservoir role for helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) or helicobacter hepaticus ( h. hepaticus ). background : recently, there have been arguments ragarding helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) being reserved in adenotonsillar tissue. patients and methods : this s...

Adenoid hypertrophy is common in children. Size of the adenoid increases up to the age of 6 years, then slowly atrophies and completely disappears at the age of 16 years. Adenoid hypertrophy in adults is rare. Present study shows that adenoid hypertrophy is now increasing in adults because of various causes. Study has been conducted in the Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Alluri Sitar...

UNLABELLED The adenoidectomy is the most often made operation in small children but the reasons of adenoid hypertrophy are not completely explain. Some researches show that in part of children allergy can be a risk factor for adenoid hypertrophy. The main aim of this study was the analysis of adenoid hypertrophy in children with different allergic diseases. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two separate g...

Adenoid cystic carcinomas are malignant tumours and occur in the major and the minor salivary glands. Laryngeal adenoid cystic carcinomas are rare and account for less than 1% of all malignant tumours in the larynx. Adenoid cystic carcinoma is characterised by slow progression, multiple recurrences and late distant metastasis. The aetiology of adenoid cystic carcinoma remains unknown. They usua...