[Basicervical ectopic goiter associated with a eutopic thyroid gland: a case report].

Thyroid gland is an endocrine gland playing a major role in energy and phosphocalcic metabolism, among others. It commonly occurs in the anterior cervical and pretracheal region. Ectopic thyroid is quite rare.

Identifying Barriers in Access to Care for Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Field Study in Dakar.

Objectives/hypothesis: To identify barriers in access to care for head and neck cancer (H&NC) patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), specifically within Dakar, Senegal, using both quantitative and qualitative data.

Study Design: Descriptive observational study.

Methods: Patients with H&NC were selected from two independent university hospitals in Dakar, Senegal.

Gingival metastasis of a breast carcinoma.

We report a case of metastasis to the gingiva of breast carcinoma. The breast tumor was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by a radical mastectomy associated with axillary dissection. The gingival lesion occurred 7 months after surgery; the metastasis was confirmed by a biopsy.

An Unusual Laryngeal Foreign Body in Adult.

The accidental aspiration of a foreign body is a frequent domestic accident among children but a rare occurrence in adults. The laryngeal impaction of a coin is an unusual accident; only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Diagnosis is mostly achieved by clinicoradiological examinations.

Cochleovestibular impairment in pediatric Cogan's syndrome.

Cogan's syndrome is a rare, chronic inflammatory disorder that typically targets the eyes and vestibuloauditory apparatus, but it may also involve other organs. Three pediatric cases of Cogan's syndrome (ages 5, 13, and 18 years) are reported with long-term follow-up and complete and regular cochleovestibular functional evaluation and ophthalmologic and neurologic examinations. One case was a typical form (characterized by an interstitial keratitis and cochleovestibular impairment), whereas the other 2 cases were atypical forms with uveitis and polyarthritis.