Laryngeal chondroma: a rare neck tumor in pediatric age

Primary condroid tumors of the larynx constitute less than 1% of all Laryngeal tumors and are usually prevalent in adults. Relevant English literature presents only two pediatric laryngeal chondroma cases. In this paper, a novel pediatric case of laryngeal chondroma presenting as an external laryngeal mass is reported. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved

Surgical importance of highly located innominate artery in neck surgery

Massive hemorrhage is an unusual complication of tracheotomy, and the most common causes are injury to the anterior jugular veins and the thyroid isthmus, or unrecognized variations of the vascular structures, such as the arteria thyroidea ima. We present a case of high-running innominate artery that ascends until the third tracheal ring and courses horizontally anterior to the trachea in a patient with laryngeal carcinoma. If not noticed during tracheolaryngeal surgery, trauma to this vessel and subsequent hemorrhage may be fatal. In this report, the case is presented and the surgical significance of this anomaly is emphasized. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

Bilateral antrochoanal polyps in an adult: a case report

Antrochoanal polyps (ACP) are almost always unilateral. Only two bilateral cases have been reported to date, both of them in children. There have been no investigations of the aetiology of the bilateral occurrence of these lesions, possibly due to the rarity of bilateral ACPs. In this paper, we report on the first adult case of bilateral ACPs and review the literature

Radiofrequency excision of a large postcricoid mucous cyst

Objectives: To present the case of a patient with a large mucous cyst originating from the postcricoid region that was removed by radiofrequency excision