Cervicofacial cellulitis: The impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. A study of 70 cases.

Introduction: Cervicofacial cellulitis (CFC) is a severe infection of the subcutaneous cellular tissue, and is one of the most serious head and neck infectious emergencies. In a series of 70 cases treated between 2007 and 2012, we noticed a strong correlation between use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and evolution of head and neck infections toward CFC, including two cases of necrotic CFC extending to the mediastinum, which were fatal.

Material And Methods: The cases included in the series comprised patients admitted to emergency and requiring hospitalization due to the severity of presenting symptoms.

Cervical lymph node metastasis in chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.

The metastasis of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma to head and neck region, described herein, has never been reported before to our knowledge. A 56-year-old woman with a history of nephrectomy, that revealed chromophobe renal cell carcinoma six years before, presented left cervical mass. Imaging showed with left cervical lymphadenopathies and thyroid nodule.

Mantle cell lymphoma of the larynx: Primary case report.

Introduction: Primary laryngeal lymphomas are exceedingly rare. Only about a hundred cases have been reported. They consist mainly of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, especially of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue.