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A rare case of ossifying fibroma of the temporal bone is presented. Fibro-osseous lesions are benign neoplasms but may show an aggressive behaviour when invading important anatomical structures. The lack of experience in the treatment of those tumours is reflected in the small relative literature. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the few cases already reported.
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Fibroma, Ossifying/diagnosis , Skull Neoplasms/diagnosis , Temporal Bone , Adolescent , Female , Fibroma, Ossifying/surgery , Humans , Recurrence , Reoperation , Skull Neoplasms/surgery , Temporal Bone/diagnostic imaging , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Ectopic thymic tissue in the neck is rarely reported in medical literature. This paper presents the case of a young female, who presented with a soft, fluctuating mass in the left side of her neck. Surgical excision revealed an ectopic thymic cyst. Ectopic thymic tissue may be an infrequent finding, but it should be included in the differential diagnosis of neck masses, especially in children. This case report is accompanied by a short review of the relative literature.
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Choristoma/diagnosis , Neck/diagnostic imaging , Thymus Gland , Adult , Choristoma/surgery , Female , Humans , Neck/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Postoperative pharyngocutaneous fistula is a major complication of total laryngectomy that prolongs the short hospitalization of 2 to 3 weeks to many weeks or even months. It is a common complication that increases the morbidity and mortality of the procedure. In the Department of Otolaryngology of the Red Cross Hospital of Athens, 310 patients underwent total laryngectomy from January 1980 through December 1989. Twenty-eight patients developed a fistula (incidence 9%). The incidence, predisposing factors, and methods of treatment of this complication are analyzed and discussed.
