[Oto-rhino-laryngological and cervico-maxillofacial pathologies among hospitalized older patients: epidemiological, diagnostical and therapeutical aspects in Lomé, Togo].

Introduction: In developing countries, 10% of the population is over 60 years old and this proportion is increasing rapidly. The general objective of this study was to describe the profile and management of the elderly subject aged 60 and over, hospitalized in the ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Head/Neck surgery department of the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital in Lomé, from 2012 to 2021.

Method: Retrospective descriptive study.

Papillary carcinoma on thyroglossal tract cyst: our attitude toward a rare pathology whose management is often controversial.

Malignant degeneration on remnants of the thyroglossal tract is a very rare phenomenon. In our practice setting, we report the management of papillary carcinoma on a thyroglossal tract cyst. This was a 44-year-old female patient with a postoperative diagnosis of papillary carcinoma of the thyroglossal tract with an atypical clinical and ultrasound presentation.

[Necrotizing fasciitis of the posterior neck. A rare clinical form of head and neck cellulitis: a case report from Togo].

We report the case of a 75-year-old diabetic patient who presented with posterior cervical necrotizing fasciitis complicating cellulitis. Medical management in intensive care and surgical drainage were undertaken; sequential excision of the necrotic tissue left a large loss of substance of the nuchal region for which we opted for directed healing in the first instance. The definitive coverage of this loss of substance by locoregional rotation flap or by thin skin grafting was discussed.

Multiple Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Patient Using Skin Bleaching Products in Togo.

Background: The cosmetic use of skin bleaching products is common among women in sub-Saharan Africa despite numerous reported cutaneous and systemic complications. We report the first case of squamous cell carcinoma in a woman using skin bleaching products in Togo. .

[Primitive oto-rhino-laryngology and cervico-maxillofacial tumors: epidemiological and histological aspects].

Introduction: Establish the panorama of primitive oto-rhino-laryngology and cervico-maxillofacial tumors diagnosed at a reference center in Togo.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study of cancers diagnosed at the ORL and cervico-maxillofacial surgery department of the CHU Sylvanus Olympio of Lomé. It was conducted over a period of 10 years (1 January 2005 - 31 December 2014).