High-Dose Chemotherapy With Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in a Case of Refractory Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma With Tracheoesophageal Fistula: A Case Report.

A 46-year-old woman with a sore throat was diagnosed with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-negative anaplastic large cell lymphoma that had spread from the piriform fossa to the cervical esophagus. Tracheoesophageal fistula developed after induction chemotherapy. Because conservative repair was not applicable, intensified chemotherapy, including autologous stem cell transplantation was performed with the fistula remaining open.

Clinical Study of Extrapulmonary Head and Neck Tuberculosis: A Single-Institute 10-year Experience.

Introduction Although the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Japan has been decreasing yearly, Japan remains ranked as an intermediate-burden country for TB. Objective This study aims to investigate the current situation of head and neck extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) diagnosed in our department. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 47 patients diagnosed with EPTB in the head and neck in our department between January 2005 and December 2014.

Site-specific analysis of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas of the head and neck: A retrospective 10-year observation.

Conclusion: B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) in the head and neck most commonly affected the oropharynx and the cervical lymph node in sexagenarian patients, with more than 70% of these cases being diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Accordingly, B-NHL should be considered one of the most important differential diagnoses of head and neck malignancies.

Objectives: It has previously been reported that the majority of head and neck malignant lymphomas are B-NHLs.

[Clinical features of accessory parotid gland tumors].

Accessory parotid gland tumors are relatively rare; hence, adequately detailed clinical analyses of these tumors are difficult to perform at a single institution. In this report, we describe the findings for 65 patients [29 men, 36 women; median age, 51 (9-81) years] with accessory parotid gland tumors, consisting of 4 cases documented by us and 61 cases previously reported by other Japanese authors. Approximately 50% of the patients were treated in an otolaryngology department, while the remaining patients were treated in plastic surgery, oral surgery, or dermatology departments.