BACKGROUND Since adenoids may act as a reservoir for bacteria, they can cause ear infection, recurrent otitis and recurrent adenotonsillitis. Therefore, adenotonsillectomy is an efficient method for reducing the number and severity of subsequent infections. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the Chlamydophila pneumonia infection by serological tests and performing PCR in the adenoid tis...

We report a 58-year-old woman with cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma arising on the chest treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. The patient remained tumor-free at 24-month follow-up. To date, only six other cases of cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma were reportedly managed by Mohs surgery. Cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma has low potential for distant metastasis but is notorious for its a...

OBJECTIVE To assess the role of the adenoid pad in velopharyngeal (VP) closure. DESIGN A retrospective review of patients with cleft palate (CP) who underwent nasendoscopy and multiview videofluoroscopy during evaluation for VP insufficiency (VPI) from January 2006 to March 2008. PATIENTS Thirty-two consecutive patients were identified. None of the patients were lost to follow-up. Five pati...

BACKGROUND The reasons for recurrent adenotonsillitis are poorly understood. METHODS The in situ composition of microbiota of nasal (5 children, 25 adults) and of hypertrophied adenoid and tonsillar tissue (50 children, 20 adults) was investigated using a broad range of fluorescent oligonucleotide probes targeted to bacterial rRNA. None of the patients had clinical signs of infection at the t...

Systemic therapy for salivary gland carcinoma (SGC) is indicated recurrent and/or metastatic (RM) disease. The background, goals of therapy, organ function, symptomatic or a symptomatic, and histopathology should be considered in each case. Adenoid cystic with only lung metastasis often progresses slowly many cases are followed up without whereas duct carcinoma, adenocarcinoma NOS, adenoid mult...

A patient with a history of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the nasal cavity presented himself with bone pain and an elevated PSA level. On suspicion of metastatic prostate cancer a 68Ga-PSMA PET-CT was performed. The PET-CT showed numerous lung and non-sclerotic bone metastasis. Biopsy of a bone metastasis was performed and pathology showed adenoid cystic carcinoma instead of prostate cancer. Immu...

Basal Cell Carcinoma is a common cutaneous malignancy, occurring primarily on the face . It has many histological variants. We present a case of a 71year old farmer with a nodule near outer canthus of the right eye, since six months. Histopathological examination of the excised nodule revealed a tumour composed of basaloid cells with an adenoid pattern of growth. Based on the histopathological ...

BACKGROUND Seborrheic keratosis (SK) is one of the most common epidermal tumors of the skin. However, only a few large-scale clinicohistopathological investigations have been conducted on SK or on the possible correlation between histopathological SK subtype and location. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical and histopathological features of a relatively large number of...

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Submandibular Gland Yong-Yun Ha, Seong-Gon Kim, Min-Keun Kim Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Gangneung-Wonju National University Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a distinctive neoplasm of the salivary gland and is the most common malignant tumor of submandibular gland. Although adenoid cystic carcinoma grows slowly, it shows aggress...

OBJECTIVE To assess the baseline global health status and quality of life (QOL) in children with tonsil and adenoid disease. DESIGN Cross-sectional multicenter survey series. SETTINGS A tertiary academic pediatric specialty hospital and a tertiary academic hospital in 2 different cities. PATIENTS AND OTHER PARTICIPANTS Consecutive series of 55 parents of children who were seen for tonsil ...