[The case of giant rhabdomyosarcoma of the head and neck and meagre symptomatology]. / Przypadek olbrzymiego miesaka prazkowanokomórkowego glowy i szyi o skapoobjawowym przebiegu klinicznym.

The case of the 27-year old patient with huge tumour of the right parotid gland was shown in this article. The right parotid gland, the right parapharyngeal space, region of the right maxillary sinus and the right temporal lobe of the brain were involved. Histopathological examination revealed alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. The epidemiology, diagnostic problems and therapy were described.

[Rare case of upper respiratory tract obstruction secondary to massive hematoma of pharynx, larynx and trachea]. / Rzadki przypadek rozleglego samoistnego krwiaka gardla, krtani i tchawicy jako przyczyna zwezenia dróg oddechowych u 75-letniej pacjentki.

The rare case of 75-years-old female patient was presented in this paper. She reported hoarseness in addition to pharyngeal pain, dysphagia and medium level dyspnea. Her exploration revealed a wide hematoma of the left lateral wall of orohypopharynx spreading to the left aryepiglottic fold, left aryepiglottic cartilage, false and true vocal fold and later to left lateral and posterior tracheal wall. The patient did not require a control of airway by intubation or tracheotomy according to quick relief after pharmacological treatment.