The impact of iodine deficiency exposure on thyroid nodule cytology and pathology - A single institute, case-control study.

Objective: The association between follicular carcinoma and iodine deficiency (ID) is based on epidemiological studies and their inherent biases. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of long-term ID exposure on thyroid nodule cytology and final pathology in a distinct group of patients within a single institution.

Methods: Ethiopian origin patients were compared to an aged-matched group of non-Ethiopian patients.

[SURGEON PERFORMED THYROID AND NECK ULTRASOUND AS A TOOL FOR BETTER PATIENT CARE].

Surgeon performed ultrasound (SUS) has become a valuable tool for the head and neck/endocrine surgeon. It allows for a complementary examination of the neck, following history and physical examination. With its reduced costs and being radiation free, US has become the modality of choice for imaging thyroid, parathyroid and lymph nodes of the neck.

Usefulness of ultrasound and fine needle aspiration cytology of major salivary gland lesions.

Purpose: To assess the clinical value of ultrasound (US) and fine needle aspiration (FNA) of salivary gland lesions prior to surgery, for preoperative decision-making and long-term follow-up/outcome.

Materials & Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical charts of 98 consecutive patients with major salivary gland lesions who were treated in a single medical from 2008 to 2017. Preoperative US and FNA was performed in all patients.

Management of Acute Mastoiditis With Immediate Needle Aspiration for Subperiosteal Abscess.

Objectives: The management of children with acute mastoiditis (AM) is still debated. Some advocate computed tomography (CT) and cortical mastoidectomy (CM) for all cases while others favor a more conservative management. This study assesses the safety and outcome of a conservative management scheme, with immediate myringotomy and postauricular needle aspiration (PANA) of a subperiosteal abscess (SPA).

Laryngeal syphilis: a case report.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. The complexity of the disease gained it the moniker "the great imitator"; it was William Osler who said, "He who knows syphilis, knows medicine." In 1866, Patrick Watson of Edinburgh, Scotland, reported a case of a 36-year-old man in whom syphilis destroyed the larynx.

Dysphagia and dysphonia in a patient with cancer.

A patient with cancer undergoing chemotherapy via Portacath presented with severe progressive dysphagia and dysphonia. Unilateral paresis of the 9, 10, 11, and 12th cranial nerves was found (Collet-Sicard's syndrome or Villaret's syndrome), associated with ipsilateral jugular vein thrombosis identified by imaging. The use of central venous catheters is increasing, and even rare, hitherto unreported, complications need to be recognized.