I read with great interest the article ‘An unusual presentation of lymphoma in head and neck region’ which was published in MJM August 2011 issue . Base of tongue anatomically houses collection of lymphoid tissue as part of internal Weldeyer’s ring component. Thus diseases related to lymphoid cells abnormalities should be more expected as compared to the non-lymphoid origin although tongue base...

background: date (phoenix dactylifera l.) is one of the most important agricultural crops in iran. this study was carried out to determine the possibility of using date paste for manufacturing a new ready-to-eat food product. methods: various formulations were prepared by mixing mazafati date paste, bread, oil (animal and olive), nuts and spices but only six formulas were chosen according to se...

Disclosures: N. Qandah: 2; Globus Medical, Inc., DePuy Synthes. 3B; Globus Medical, Inc., DePuy Synthes. N. Klocke: 3A; Globus Medical, Inc.. 4; Globus Medical, Inc. S. Chinthakunta: 3A; Globus Medical, Inc.. 4; Globus Medical, Inc. M. Hussain: 3A; Globus Medical, Inc.. 4; Globus Medical, Inc. M. Moldavsky: 3A; Globus Medical, Inc.. 4; Globus Medical, Inc.. E. Marvin: None. J. Synkowski: None. ...

Objective: To determine the frequency, demographic and clinical features of heterotopic gastric mucosa (inlet patch). 
 Methods: This retrospective study involves 244 patients who applied to gastroenterology outpatient clinic with different symptoms between September 2016 December 2019, were diagnosed inlet patch in elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy. All endoscopic procedures performed b...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Ablation of gastric inlet patches (GIP) in the cervical esophagus by argon plasma coagulation (APC) can alleviate chronic globus sensations in the throat. We investigated the efficacy of this therapy in a randomized, controlled multicenter trial. METHODS Patients with chronic globus sensations and GIP were randomly assigned 1:1 to groups that were treated with APC or a sham ...

The ductal cyst of the hypopharynx is a very rare tumor. We report a case of hypopharyngeal ductal cyst in a 63-year-old man presenting with globus sensation. It was removed by a laryngomicrosurgical technique, using a microdissection electrode. Masses of the hypopharynx may not always be easily visible on routine examination of the hypopharynx with flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopes. Particular...