Correlation Between the Effects of CO Laser and Histopathological Analysis in Vocal Cord Lesions: An Observational Study.

Lasers are based on the principle of light amplification by empowering atoms to store and emit light in a coherent form. Through their effect on tissues, lasers reduce hemorrhage allowing the surgeon to work in a clear field with precise removal of the tissues. Irradiation of the soft tissues by lasers produces thermal effects on the surrounding healthy tissues which can make histopathological examination difficult.

The Varied Presentations of Sinonasal Region Schwannomas: Apropos of Four Cases.

Schwannomas of the sinonasal compartment are rare benign neoplasms of peripheral nerve sheath origin and constitute ~ 4% of all head and neck schwannomas. The presentation may simulate a range of benign and intermediate grade pathologies. Management involves surgical excision via open or endoscopic approach.

Unusual cause of recalcitrant epistaxis.

Nosebleeds are among the most familiar presentations to the emergency department as well as otorhinolaryngologic outpatient services. Bleeding from nasal septal branches of the anterior ethmoid artery (AEA) is common and can be effectively controlled endoscopically. However, the bleeding from a pseudoaneurysm involving the nasal septal branches of AEA is extremely rare and can be troublesome to control using endoscopic methods.

Unusual cause of dysphagia and dysphonia.

Forestier's disease is an idiopathic noninflammatory condition associated with enthesopathy leading to hyperostosis of the vertebrae and peripheral skeletal system. The disease tends to affect elderly individuals and remains asymptomatic in most of the cases. Uncommonly, the patient may present with upper aerodigestive symptomatology, usually dysphagia.

Idiopathic Isolated Nasal Amyloidosis: Report of a Rare Case with Review of Literature.

Deposition of amyloid in localized form is rare and most often involves head and neck region. Localized amyloidosis carries good prognosis with surgical debridement offering symptomatic benefit. We present an adolescent male presenting with localized sinonasal amyloidosis managed previously with conservative surgical debridement.

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Keratosis Obturans Causing Facial Nerve Palsy - A Case Report with Review of the Literature.

Keratosis obturans is a benign disease caused by layered impaction of wax within the external auditory canal. It presents with acute onset of pain and ear blockade. The current report discusses a 24-year-old male patient with recurrent unilateral keratosis obturans associated with facial canal erosion and resulting in facial palsy.

A randomized study to compare palonosetron with ondansetron for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting following middle ear surgeries.

Background And Aims: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) has multifactorial etiology. It is a commonly encountered morbidity after anesthesia specially following middle ear surgery. Various antiemetic medications have been tried with mixed responses.

Oral Cysticercosis: A Case Series and Review of Literature.

The cysticercus is the larval form of the pork tapeworm. Oral cavity involvement of cysticercosis is rare but frequently reported from developing countries. This report presents 3 cases of oral cysticercosis involving the tongue and buccal mucosa in isolation.

Bilateral Tonsillar Enlargement as a First Manifestation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma with an Unusual Interfollicular Pattern of Infiltration.

Tonsillar lymphoma usually presents as unilateral or bilateral enlargement or as an ulcerative or fungating lesions. Most lymphomas that involve the tonsils are diffuse large B-cell lymphomas and primary low grade lymphomas are exceptional. We report a case of primary B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) affecting tonsils with interfollicular pattern of infiltration in a 54-year-old female who clinically presented with bilateral tonsillar enlargement, sore throat, dysphagia and respiratory difficulty, unresponsive to the conservative treatment.

Variable extent of emperipolesis in the evolution of Rosai Dorfman disease: Diagnostic and pathogenetic implications.

This study examines variation of morphologic features, including emperipolesis, during the evolution of a case of Rosai Dorfman Disease (RDD). A 44-year-old male patient with RDD affecting the salivary glands, cervical lymph nodes, nasal and maxillary sinus mucosa had a waxing and waning course over two and a half years, with episodic sudden increase in size followed by involution and then a static course with moderate sized swellings. Multiple aspirations and biopsies were performed, which form the basis of this study.

Large pedunculated fibrovascular polyp of oesophagus in a young woman.

A 25-year-old female patient with a history of progressive dysphagia of one year duration was detected to have intraluminal polypoidal mass in the oesophagus on barium contrast study and computed tomography. Direct laryngoscopy and flexible endoscopy confirmed the origin from pharyngo-oesophageal junction. Lateral cervical oesophagotomy and excision of a polypoidal mass of 15x6.