[Hypertrophy of lingual ectopic thyroid gland in pregnancy. A clinical case]. / Hipertrofia del tiroides ectópico lingual durante el embarazo. Caso clínico.

A 28-year-old female, diagnosed two years ago of euthyroid lingual thyroid, has been asymptomatic under observation without treatment until her first pregnancy. During her first pregnancy the lingual thyroid tissue increases of size and produces dysphagia, pain and oral hemorrhages. We realize a thyroid hormone treatment (thyroxine) with regular results. Two months after child-birth the female was completely asymptomatic and doesn't need actually thyroxine suppression. Various aspects are reviewed, such as the predisposing factors (puberty, pregnancy, trauma ...), clinical manifestations, diagnosis and medical and surgical treatments in this rara congenital anomaly.

[Pseudosarcoma of the larynx]. / Consideraciones sobre el pseudosarcoma de laringe.

Pseudosarcoma of the larynx is a tumor derived as much from connective tissue as from epithelial tissue. There has been much discussion about the malignant nature of the sarcomatous stroma, sometimes considered a benign reaction. However they describe in the literature metastasis cases in which only the sarcomatous element has been demonstrated. We present a case of vocal cord pseudosarcoma in which ten months after performing cordectomy, we can't rule out recurrent disease in spite of the histopathological examination of the cord being negative.