Laryngoscopic examination during the COVID-19 pandemic Turkish voice speech and swallowing disorders society and Turkish professional voice society recommendations

COVID-19 is highly transmissible and spreads rapidly in the population. This increases the occupational risk for health care workers. In otolaryngology clinic practice, patients with upper respiratory tract infection symptoms are common. Also, routine head and neck examinations such as oral cavity examination, nasal/nasopharyngeal examination, or video laryngostroboscopic evaluation are highly risky because of the aerosol formation. To emphasize this issue, two leading otolaryngology organizations in Turkey; 'Voice Speech and Swallowing Disorders Society', and 'Professional Voice Society' gathered a task force. This task force aimed to prepare a consensus report that would provide practical recommendations of the safety measurements during routine clinical care of laryngology patients. To fulfill this, universal aim, on the 2nd and 9th of May 2020, two web-based meetings were conducted by 20 expert physicians. This eighteen items list was prepared as an output

Laryngoscopic Examination During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Turkish Voice Speech and Swallowing Disorders Society and Turkish Professional Voice Society Recommendations

COVID-19 is highly transmissible and spreads rapidly in the population. This increases the occupational risk for health care workers. In otolaryngology clinic practice, patients with upper respiratory tract infection symptoms are common. Also, routine head and neck examinations such as oral cavity examination, nasal/nasopharyngeal examination, or video laryngostroboscopic evaluation are highly risky because of the aerosol formation. To emphasize this issue, two leading otolaryngology organizations in Turkey; 'Voice Speech and Swallowing Disorders Society', and 'Professional Voice Society' gathered a task force. This task force aimed to prepare a consensus report that would provide practical recommendations of the safety measurements during routine clinical care of laryngology patients. To fulfill this, universal aim, on the 2nd and 9th of May 2020, two web-based meetings were conducted by 20 expert physicians. This eighteen items list was prepared as an output

Salivary gland anlage tumour of the nasopharynx: A case report and review for histopathological characteristics

Introduction: Congenital salivary gland anlage tumour of the nasopharynx is a lesion which usually presents with nasal and upper respiratory tract obstruction in the neonatal period. Timely diagnosis is essential to prevent the occurrence of respiratory complications in later childhood. Case Report: We present a 8-year-old boy complaining from difficulty in breathing and breastfeeding in the neonatal period due to an adenoid-like nasopharyngeal mass. Histological examination revealed solid and cystic squamous nests and numerous duct-like structures within collagenised stroma. Both epithelial and myoepithelial differentiation were noted in the tubular component. Discussion: A review of the clinical and histopathological features of published cases revealed that ancient lesions showed more prominent and complex epithelial component and more collagen rich stroma. We would like to suggest the possibility of salivary gland anlage tumour to be considered in the differential diagnosis of neonatal respiratory distress cases

MYOPERICYTOMA OF THE TONGUE: A CASE REPORT

Myopericytoma is a rare benign tumour composed of pericytic cells that show myoid differentiation and have a tendency for concentric perivascular growth. It belongs to a spectrum of perivascular myoid cell neoplasms. To date, only a small number of cases of myopericytoma involving the oral cavity have been reported. We describe a case of myopericytoma presenting as a slowly growing tongue nodule in a 61-year-old woman. A diagnosis of myopericytoma was established with the histopathological findings combined with immunohistochemical staining. Myopericytoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of well-circumscribed, slow-growing lesions of the oral cavity

Sturge Weber Varyantı bir olguda Dev Pyojenik granülom: Tedavi ve Prognoz

Sturge Weber Varyantı Bir Olguda Dev Pyojenik Granülom: Tedavi Ve PrognozErdoğdu S., Berk D., Şanlı A., Akbulut S., Demir G.AMAÇ: Sturge Weber Sendromlu veya varyantı olgularda görülen pyojenik granülomların çok büyüme potansiyeline sahip olabileceği ve nüks potansiyellerinin yüksek olduğunu vurgulamak amacıyla Sturge Weber varyantı olgumuzu sunduk. OLGU: Doğuştan beri yüzün sağ yarısını tutan şarap lekesi olan,24 yaşındaki bayan hasta, hamileliğinin 5. ayında ortaya çıkan, şarap lekesi ile aynı tarafta olan ve gingivadan kaynaklanarak 1. premolar dişi içine alan kitle ile bir diş hekimine başvurmuş. Kitle tümüyle kürete edilmesine rağmen 1 ay sonra tekrarlayıp, doğum sonrası 2. aya kadar giderek büyüyerek dev pyojenik granülom olarak hastanemiz polikliniğine başvurdu. Hasta ağız içinde; üst damağın sağ tarafından kaynaklanan büyük kitle, bu kitleden zaman zaman şiddetli kanamalar ve kitle üzerinde oluşan nekroz nedeniyle şiddetli kokudan yakınmaktaydı. Hastanın yapılan muayenesinde sağ yüz yarısını tutan şarap lekesi ile aynı tarafta gingiva kaynaklı üzeri ülsere, vaskülerize lobuler görünümlü 5×6cm büyüklüğünde ve 1.ve 2. premolar dişler ve 1.molar dişi de içine alan kitle tespit edildi. Yapılan rutin laboratuvar tetkiklerinde herhangi başka bir patoloji saptanmadı. MR Angio tetkikinde besleyici ana, tek bir damar görülmedi. Bu haliyle kitle total olarak ve radyofrekans cihazı da kullanılarak eksize edildi. Patoloji sonucu "Lobuler kapiller hemangiom= pyojenik granülom " olarak tespit edildi. 1 ay kadar temiz olan eksizyon bölgesinde 1 gün içinde tekrar ortaya çıkan kitlenin aynı boyutlara ulaşması üzerine kitle tekrar radyofrekans cihazı kullanılarak eksize edildi. Kitle içindeki iki dişin de ekstraksiyonu sonrası sert damaktan (Sağ A. Palatinum majus dan beslenen) inferior bazlı lokal flep çevrilerek hasta takibe alındı. Hasta postop 1. ayında ve halen takip altındadır. YORUM: Sturge Weber varyantı olgularda oluşabilen pyojenik garnülomların agresif davranarak çok büyük boyutlara ulaşabileceği ve defalarca nüks edebileceği unutulmamalıdır

Nadir görülen bir larenks kanseri çeşidi: larenks sarkomatoid kanseri

Demir MG, Berk D, Akbulut S,Şanlı A, Başak K. (2014). Nadir görülen bir larenks kanseri çeşidi: larenks sarkomatoid kanseri. 36. Türk ulusal kulak burun boğaz ve başboyun cerrahisi kongresi