Abstract Parotid swelling in a child can represent any of a variety of pathologies, including lymphadenitis, autoimmune disorders, other inflammatory conditions, vascular malformations, or neoplasms. Parotitis is usually infectious in…
Abstract Objective Patients on immunosuppressant therapy after transplantation have an increased risk of developing cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas. The risk of developing solid tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract in…
Abstract Malignant otitis externa is a severe and rare infection of the external acoustic meatus. Triphasic bone and 67 Ga scintigraphies are used to initial detect and follow-up the response…
Abstract Amyloid is an extracellular proteinaceous low-molecular-weight fibril. In the larynx, amyloid deposits usually represent a benign localized disease. Although laryngeal amyloidosis is an indolent lesion, amyloid deposition in the…
Abstract Headaches secondary to paranasal sinus disease are a common problem in otolaryngology practice. However, short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCTs) are an extremely rare…
Abstract Necrotizing sialometaplasia of the parotid gland is infrequent and can be mistaken as a malignant disease. Its etiology is thought to be an insufficient blood supply. Bilateral involvement of…
Abstract Intramuscular hemangiomas (IMHs) are uncommon benign vascular lesions, which develop in skeletal muscle. Herein, two cases of IMHs involving the cervical scalene musculature are presented. Such lesions are exceedingly…
Abstract Benign fibrous histiocytoma (FH) is a benign neoplasm of a mixture of fibroblastic and histiocytic cells. The tumor occurs most frequently on the skin of the extremities but rarely…
Abstract Objectives A case of pediatric otogenic lateral sinus thrombosis is reported, followed by a substantive literature review. Design 104 patients were reviewed, culled from published case reports from 1993…
Abstract This is a 58 year old male who presented to our institution with foreign body sensation after eating fish the night before. Although lateral soft tissue films of the…
