Intralingual Mucous Extravasation Cyst: An Uncommon Lingual Cyst.

Objective: We report a rare case of an intralingual ranula. The differential diagnosis, etiology, diagnostic features, and management are discussed.

Case Report: An 18-year-old man presented with a mass that extended along the ventral surface of the tongue and up to the tip.

Sclerosing Mediastinitis Masquerading As A Lymphoma.

Fibrosing retroperitoneal changes can mimic malignant tumours. The correlation with beta-blockers has long been known where practolol was the prototype agent. It is now possible to report supradiaphragmatic occurrence of a similar pathology and its link with later generation beta adrenergic receptor blocking drugs leading to a diagnosis of lymphoma.

Superior vena cava syndrome caused by an intrathoracic plasmacytoma.

A case of an extramedullary intrathoracic plasmacytoma causing superior vena cava syndrome is described. Review of the literature on intrathoracic plasmacytomas and superior vena cava syndrome revealed that no similar cases have been described to date. The initial presentation, management, and response to treatment are described.

Severe colonic dysplasia in a child with familial adenomatous polyposis.

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), is a genetic premalignant condition which, if untreated, will ultimately manifest with the development of colorectal carcinoma. It is a disease of young adulthood. Rectal and colonic polyps are seldom seen before 10 years of age.