A case of co-existing paraganglioma and thymoma.

Background: Head and neck paragangliomas are rare tumours and can arise as a part of inherited syndromes. Their association with thymic tumour is not well known.

Case Description: This report describes a female patient who presented with right sided neck paragangliomas.

Exenatide, a GLP-1 agonist in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.

Incretin-based therapies represent a new and innovative treatment modality in the management of Type 2 diabetes. Their therapeutic actions address many of the key metabolic defects in the pathophysiology of diabetes. Incretin hormones augment insulin secretion in a glucose-dependent manner.

Appropriateness of out-of-hours CT head scans.

This study was conducted to evaluate the appropriateness of the out-of-hours computed tomography (CT) head scans (scans performed outside normal working hours) in a large district general hospital in the United Kingdom. CT scan request forms and CT reports of adult patients were reviewed who had their CT head scans done between 1700 and 0900 h the next day and all weekend and national holidays in the study period of 4 months. Information regarding change in the patient management resulting from CT scan was extracted from review of patients' case notes.