Abstract Objective Previous studies have shown Snail expression integral to the epithelial-mesenchymal transition during tumor progression. However, its behavior in clinical head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) is yet…
Abstract Purpose The nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) is a rare anatomical variant but associated with high risk of nerve injury during thyroid and parathyroid operations. Therefore, intraoperative detection and verification…
Abstract A previously healthy 54-year-old man complained of progressive voice changes. A firm subglottic polypoid mass was located at the right posterior site, as seen on fiberoptic laryngoscopy, with a…
1 Introduction Sialolipoma is a rare and newly recognized distinct salivary gland neoplasm, which in a large series of over 2,000 cases had an overall incidence of 0.3% of salivary…
Abstract Korman et al ( Laryngoscope .1973;83:683–690) first reported arytenoid dislocation as a rare and unusual complication of intubation. Since then, the terms arytenoid dislocation and arytenoid subluxation (AS) have…
Abstract Tuberculosis is known to affect almost every organ in the body, but its manifestations in the head and neck region are quite rare. A tuberculous retropharyngeal abscess is a…
Abstract Our experience with 102 patients having superior semicircular canal dehiscence confirm that the clinical manifestations of the disease are very diverse; we also identified 3 patients who showed Meniere-like…
Abstract Congenital cholesteatoma and asymmetric fatty marrow are both common masses that appear as imaging “lesions” in the petrous apex, but their treatment modalities are very different. Accurate preoperative recognition…
Abstract Otogenic brain abscesses account for 31.4% of all cerebral abscesses: bone erosion due to coalescent otomastoiditis or cholesteatomas, osteothrombophlebitis, and hematogenous spreading are the most frequent pathways of infection….
Abstract Kimura disease is a rare inflammatory lesion of the head and neck region, usually seen in young Asian men. Patients usually present with a painless mass involving a major…
