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First bite syndrome (FBS) is an early postoperative pain syndrome characterized by the sudden onset of pain in the parotid region at the first bite of each meal. The etiology is not certain, hence a standardized therapy does not exist.A 50-year old woman referred to us complaining of a swelling in the right parotid region. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) was diagnostic for pleomorphus adenoma...
To report surgical outcomes of 15 cases who had facial nerve hemangiomas.All cases underwent complete removal of hemangiomas, and preservation of nerve integrity was attempted. The postoperative outcomes of facial nerve was assessed.Nerve integrity was successfully preserved in 10 cases, all of which maintained or recovered to Grade I or Grade II, and facial nerve was sacrificed in 5 cases, who recovered...
Subglottic hemangiomas may present a diagnostic challenge in the stridorous infant without a cutaneous lesion.Consecutive case series with chart review of isolated subglottic hemangiomas without cutaneous lesions.Two patients with isolated subglottic hemangiomas without cutaneous lesions were identified. Both patients presented with stridor and were initially treated with systemic corticosteroids,...
Over past decades, function-preserving surgery has been oncologically effective for specific types of laryngeal cancer. Although safe short-term swallow function has been reported, swallow safety during long-term survival has received less attention. The purpose of this report is to highlight potential consequences of late dysphagia and chronic aspiration after partial laryngectomy.A retrospective...
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) is a rare variant of squamous cell carcinoma characterized by a highly aggressive clinical course. Though typically found in the larynx, oropharynx, and hypopharynx, we report a rare case of BSCC originating in the maxillary sinus in an otherwise healthy 32-year-old male.Single case report of a patient with BSCC of the maxillary sinus and retrospective chart...
Carcinoma arising within a thyroglossal duct cyst (TGDC) is exceedingly uncommon, occurring in about 1% of TGDC (Chrisoulidou et al., 2013 [1]). Since the first description of TGDC carcinoma in 1911 by Brentano, approximately 200 cases have been reported in the world literature, mostly as single case reports making its true incidence difficult to determine (Hanna, 1996 [2]). There are numerous reports...
Assess the clinical utility and accuracy of routine surveillance head and neck magnetic resonance imaging (HN-MRI) for the detection of locoregional recurrence in patients with a history of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) without concurrent suspicious symptoms or signs 6months or more after treatment.For OCSCC patients who underwent routine (defined as: without concurrent suspicious symptoms...
To demonstrate the different neuro-otologic clinical presentations of tuberculosis.Retrospective clinical analysis.83.3% of the cases of ear or central nervous system TB were without concomitant lung disease. 2 cases had primary infection in the central nervous system. The neuro-otologic manifestation was as follows: 85.7% sensorineural hearing loss; 42% polyneuropathy. 71.4% had granulation tissue...
Primary cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma remains a rare occurrence. This is the first report of a case of primary cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma originating on the scalp and subsequently metastasizing to the parotid gland. The patient was a 53-year-old female who presented with a purple mass on her scalp since 5months prior to examination. Histopathology revealed nests and islands of atypical...
Objective: Determine the outcome of hearing in Meniere's Disease (MD) after antiviral treatment. Study design: Prospective study. Setting: University Hospital. Methods: Thirty one new patients with a diagnosis of MD were treated with antiviral drugs during 2012. Acyclovir or valacyclovir was used depending on insurance coverage and cost. A standard dose of 800mg (acyclovir) or 1g (valacyclovir) 3...
Pyriform sinus fistula is a rare branchial anomaly that manifests as recurrent cervical infection resulting from contamination of the fistula internal orifice in the pyriform sinus. Although open neck surgery to resect the fistula has been recommended as a definitive treatment, identifying the fistula within the scar is difficult and occasionally results in recurrence. Here, we describe a novel transoral...
Malignant lymphoma of the head and neck represents the most common non-epithelial head and neck cancer. Approximately one third of these occur outside of lymph nodes and have been described in most sub-sites of the head and neck.We describe a case of an elderly woman who presented with a non-healing ulcer on the posterior aspect of her right pinna. Biopsy was performed and found to be a diffuse large...
Osteomas and exostoses are benign tumors of the bone that occur in the head and neck region but are rarely found within the internal auditory canal (IAC). In this report, we review the literature on bony lesions of the IAC and present two cases: one case of bilateral compressive osteomas and one case of bilateral compressive exostoses of the IAC.
Before the widespread use of antibiotics, most deep neck infections (DNIs) stemmed from complicated pharyngeal infections. Nowadays, they seem to be due mainly to dental infections. In 2010, our group reported that DNIs originated from a major salivary gland in 14% of cases. The main endpoint of the present investigation was to review our experience of the diagnosis and treatment of DNIs of salivary...
To describe the incidence and management of patients with facial nerve stimulation (FNS) associated with cochlear implant (CI) use in the setting of a prior temporal bone fracture.One adult CI recipient is reported who experienced implant associated FNS with a history of a temporal bone fracture. Additionally, a literature search was performed to identify similar patients from previous descriptions...
Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO), a rare bilateral panuveitis following penetrating ocular trauma or ocular surgery to one eye, shares a strikingly similar ocular pathology to that of Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada disease (VKH). Audiovestibular dysfunction is a major extraocular manifestation of VKH; however, to date, only a few cases of sympathetic ophthalmia associated with hearing loss have been reported from...
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