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Malignant melanomas of the Sino nasal mucosa are very uncommon, presenting frequently in advanced stages. Diagnosis becomes difficult if it is amelanotic type. A case of 80 year old male who presented with nasal mass on right side without any symptom other than difficulty in breathing and diagnosis of malignant melanoma was made on histopathology.
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Actinomycosis is a bacterial, suppurative chronic infectious disease caused by Actinomyces israelli. Actinomycotic infections of the cervicofacial region are not uncommon , however Actinomycosis of tongue is rare. A mass that may mimic both benign and malignant neoplasms can be seen at clinical presentation and may mislead the diagnosis. We report a patient who presented with a tumor like tongue mass causing speech disturbance and difficulty in swallowing, diagnosed as actinomycosis.
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A 20-year-old male reported with right-sided facial swelling, epistaxis and right sided proptosis of two months duration. Computerized tomography scan of the face revealed a mass in the right maxillary sinus. The patient underwent surgery and the postoperative histopathology was suggestive of dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma. The present report discusses this rare presentation and the issues in its management.
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Adult , Cell Differentiation , Chondrosarcoma/drug therapy , Combined Modality Therapy , Humans , Male , Maxillary Neoplasms/drug therapyABSTRACT
Airway malformations such as laryngeal atresia, tracheal agenesis and subglottic stenosis are rare and present at birth with significant respiratory distress with or without stridor. There may be an initial improvement on bag and mask ventilation. Repeated attempts at intubation are met with failure. The related embryology and clinical aspect of airway malformations have been discussed. The prognosis in tracheal agenesis is universally fatal but cases with laryngeal atresia and subglottic stenosis may be saved with prompt tracheostomy and later surgical reconstruction.