Patient with lingual thyroid and squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue base--case report.

We demonstrate a rare case of lingual thyroid together with squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue. 54-year-old patient presented with left sided lymph node enlargement in regions II, III and IV without any clinical symptoms. Physical examination revealed semicircular bulge at the base of tongue measuring 30 x 20 mm and tumorous lesion was suspected.

Osteosarcoma of the mastoid process following radiation therapy of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland--a case report.

Radiation therapy is frequently used method in treatment of the head and neck malignancies. Osteosarcoma is a rare complication of radiation therapy and usually occurs after a long latent period. We report the case of 75-year-old female with osteosarcoma of the mastoid process.

Radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma and immunohistochemical analysis of vessel proliferation: a case report.

Introduction: Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma presents with symptoms of nasal obstruction and epistaxis. The treatment of choice is embolization followed by surgery.

Case Presentation: A 52-year-old man underwent surgery for nasopharyngeal angiofibroma after adjuvant radiofrequency-induced thermotherapy.

Quantitative analysis of nasal vascularization in allergic patients treated with mometasone furoate.

The purpose of this study was to compare vascularization of the nasal mucous membrane among non-allergic, non-treated allergic and allergic patients treated with mometasone furoate, by means of the stereology method in quantitative analysis. Three groups of patients (GP), each containing 10 patients were examined. The first group (GP 1) had a negative inhalatory allergen test while the second (GP 2) and third (GP 3) group both had positive results with the same test.

The quantitative analysis of the vascularization following two basic auditory canal skin incisions.

Three groups of nine patients each were analyzed. The first two groups consisted of those that underwent tympanoplastic due to chronic inflammation of middle ear. Two different standard auditory canal skin incisions were applied, i.