Publications by authors named "Nithya Chandy"

Background: Though rare, benign lesions that usually do not necessitate active intervention, osteomas of the external auditory canal, can be troublesome when they start to produce mass effect and severe obstruction to the external auditory canal. Even more insidious is the rarer phenomenon of canal wall cholesteatomas, which have been known to cause significant canal erosion and if left unchecked and spontaneous destruction of the adjacent anatomical structures, including the facial nerve, temporomandibular joint, sigmoid sinus, and skull base. The occurrence of both these exceptionally uncommon findings in the same canal is an unusual finding and may point to an undetermined interplay in pathogenesis.

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Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is the malignant mesenchymal proliferation of undifferentiated skeletal muscle. It is the most common soft tissue tumour found in children. Head and neck location accounts for 40% of the cases with the most common variants being of embryonal Nasopharyngeal RMS is a type of parameningeal RMS (arising from tissues adjacent to the meninges) having propensity for CNS and known for having a poorer prognosis, early recurrence, rapid growth and invasion to adjacent structures.

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Article Synopsis
  • Parotid gland swellings are uncommon tumors that require careful evaluation to determine if they are benign or malignant, with key indicators including patient history and specific physical characteristics.
  • The presented case involves a 72-year-old man from south India with a parotid swelling displaying both benign and malignant features.
  • Despite being benign, the potential for malignant transformation in basal cell adenomas emphasizes the importance of consideration for surgical management in cases of parotid swellings.
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