Objectives: Multiple affected salivary gland diseases are rare compared to single gland diseases and represent a major diagnostic challenge. These cases are commonly neglected in the scientific literature, despite the considerable suffering of these patients. The aim of this retrospective study was to report disease characteristics, diagnostic pathways, and therapeutic options, including sialendoscopic treatment of multiple affected salivary gland disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Langerhans cell histiocytosis is a rare hematological disorder. Skin rash is the typical early feature, and bony involvement is the second most common presentation.
Methods: We present a case of a 5-month-old female infant with left hemifacial swelling, initially treated for infection with antibiotics.
We report the case of a 63 year old man with laryngeal metastasis of a colonic adenocarcinoma recurrent after partial cordectomy by CO2 Laser microlaryngoscopy. This patient was followed for this condition between 2009 and 2010. The rarity of metastatic laryngeal metastases, particularly when the primary tumor is colic, justifies this presentation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Clinical and radiologic outcome analysis after petrous bone cholesteatoma (PBC) removal with simultaneous functional reconstruction.
Study Design: Retrospective case review over an observation period of 16 years (1992-2007).
Setting: Tertiary referral center.
Objectives: To report, to the best of our knowledge, the youngest patient with Lemierre syndrome.
Design: Descriptive case report with review of the pediatric literature.
Setting: Pediatric intensive care unit in a tertiary referral hospital.