{"title":"The Orbital Apex Cell as a Landmark for Endoscopic Navigation to the Sphenoid Sinus.","authors":"Samuel J Cler, John Schneider","doi":"10.1177/01455613221106222","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221106222","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"210-212"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42118755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacqueline Tucker, Shivam Patel, Sarah Benyo, Meghan N Wilson, Neerav Goyal, Johnathan McGinn
{"title":"Descriptive Analysis of Otolaryngology Program Directors with a Focus on Gender Disparity.","authors":"Jacqueline Tucker, Shivam Patel, Sarah Benyo, Meghan N Wilson, Neerav Goyal, Johnathan McGinn","doi":"10.1177/01455613221107149","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221107149","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>ObjectiveTo describe and analyze the demographics and academic backgrounds of United States otolaryngology program directors (PD) and assess gender disparity in the field.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study in which an online search using publicly available sources was performed to gather information on PDs for 125 United States otolaryngology programs from May 14, 2021, to May 30, 2021. Data collected included PD appointment year, age, gender, resident gender breakdown, degree, as well as training location and graduation year.ResultsThere were 69.6% programs with a male PD and 30.4% with a female PD. Ninety percent of PDs have an MD degree and 9.6% have a DO degree. The current average age of PDs was 49.9 years old (range 35-79). Males were older than females PD (51.0 vs 47.1 years, <i>P</i> = 0.045) and have served a longer time as PD (7.1 vs 4.8 years, <i>P</i> = 0.019). There was no significant difference in other variables collected. There were 27.3% of program directors that held the position of professor, 44.5% associate professor, and 28.2% assistant professor. The most common subspecialty practiced by otolaryngology PDs was head and neck oncology.ConclusionDisparity in women's representation in otolaryngology still exists, but the program director leadership position demonstrates better parity. There is an equal percent representation when examining female PDs and female otolaryngologists in academic medicine. Continued efforts to encourage women to enter and become leaders in otolaryngology are necessary moving forward.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"NP203-NP209"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44956838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Albert Y Han, Jennifer N Wang, Alice C Yu, Travis L Shiba
{"title":"Secondary syphilis of the oropharynx and cervical lymph nodes: a case report.","authors":"Albert Y Han, Jennifer N Wang, Alice C Yu, Travis L Shiba","doi":"10.1177/01455613221095605","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221095605","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Secondary syphilis rarely affects the head and neck including the oropharynx and cervical lymph nodes. These patients present with throat pain, cystic/necrotic lymphadenopathy, and mucosal swelling. Sometimes this constellation of symptoms can be mistaken for head and neck cancer. We report a case of an enlarging throat and painless cystic neck mass in a transgender woman in her forties who was initially suspected to have oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. A subsequent workup revealed the presence of spirochetes without cellular atypia consistent with secondary syphilis. We include the ultrasonography images as well as an endoscopic photograph of the oropharyngeal manifestation in this report.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"218-221"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47491276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unusual Neurological Manifestation of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in an Adult.","authors":"Imen Achour, Ines Kharrat, Youssef Hbaieb, Mariam Ben Ayed, Malek Mnejja, Bouthaina Hammami, Basma Souissi, Ilhem Charfeddine","doi":"10.1177/01455613221106220","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221106220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis is a rare disorder characterized by an abnormal proliferation of Langerhans cells in one or multiple organs. It rarely presents with a central vestibular involvement. We report a case of a multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis with mucosal, hepatic, and neurological involvement, presenting with dizziness and balance disorders. A 39-year-old woman with a histopathologically confirmed mucosal palatal Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis presented with a history of dizziness for a year. Vestibular examination revealed a saccadic eyes pursuit, an up beating spontaneous nystagmus, a bilateral gaze nystagmus and a prolonged positional nystagmus, in the supine roll test. Pure tone audiometry showed a slight left sensorineural hearing loss at the 8000 Hz frequency. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed a bilateral maxillary sinus fullness and a peripheral osteosclerosis of the surrounding bony walls. Hepatic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a typical hepatic involvement with a hepatomegaly with countless cysts. Temporal bone CT scan and MRI were normal. Cerebral MRI showed an hyperintense nodular signal at T2 FLAIR weighted images lateral to the right pons, at the level of the left middle cerebellar peduncle and at the left mesencephalon. Balance disorders can rarely present a sign of a degenerative neurological cerebellar involvement. Such a rare manifestation can present in different neurological disorders such as Langerhans' cell Histiocytosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"213-217"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48254676","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bilateral auriclar and external ear canal cartilage calcification.","authors":"Dong Hoon Lee, Sang Chul Lim","doi":"10.1177/01455613221103076","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221103076","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Calcification of auricular cartilage is a rare condition. This phenomenon might be associated with frostbite, local trauma, inflammation, or systemic diseases. Calcification that progresses to the external ear canal cartilage is even rarer. We present an extremely rare case of bilateral auricular and external ear canal cartilage calcification in a patient with acromegaly. Clinicians should be aware that auricular and external ear canal cartilage calcification can occur in a patient with acromegaly.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"NP169-NP171"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48575553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Rare Case of Scalp Metastasis from Encapsulated Angioinvasive Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma.","authors":"Masataka Kojima, Shin Ito, Mako Saikawa, Kazunori Kajino, Naomi Ohtsuji, Fumihiko Matsumoto, Ryuzaburo Higo","doi":"10.1177/01455613231154063","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613231154063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cutaneous metastases from thyroid carcinomas are extremely rare; however, the scalp is a common site for cutaneous metastases from follicular thyroid carcinomas (FTCs). We report the case of a 77-year-old male patient with a blood-rich scalp lesion. Histopathological tests of punch biopsy specimens revealed subcutaneous well-formed follicular structures that were similar to those found in the thyroid gland. Immunohistochemistry using thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) and paired-box gene family 8 (PAX8) revealed an FTC metastasis. We performed total thyroidectomy and resection of the scalp lesion at the same time and administered postoperative radioactive iodine treatment. The primary thyroid lesion was diagnosed as an FTC based on extracapsular extension and vessel invasion. The patient has not experienced disease recurrence since the treatment. When scalp metastasis of thyroid carcinoma is suspected, we recommend total extirpation, including the primary tumor and scalp metastasis, for an improved prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":" ","pages":"405S-409S"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10554518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Rare Case of Deceptive Maxillary Ameloblastoma.","authors":"Yingjie Wu, Yuan Tian, Xun Niu, Jianxin Yue, Qing Cheng, Haiying Sun, Liuqing Zhou, Tao Zhou","doi":"10.1177/01455613231154060","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613231154060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ameloblastoma (AM) is a rare epithelium-derived odontogenic tumor, mostly involving the mandible and less often the maxilla. Most AMs are benign and characterized by indolence and local invasiveness, with a high recurrence rate. Herein, we present a case of maxillary AM in a 42-year-old female suffering from left nasal congestion and facial swelling for almost one month after endoscopic surgery at a local hospital. The mass was completely resected by a transnasal functional endoscopic sinus surgery based on radiographic examination. Subsequently, postsurgical histopathological examinations were conducted, and she was diagnosed with a plexiform AM pattern. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that the tumor was positive for PCK, P63, CK5/6, and CK14 but negative for S100, ER, and Ki67. Based on these findings, the patient was diagnosed with maxillary AM.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":" ","pages":"400S-404S"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9201734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Nasal Cavity and Orbit: A Case Report.","authors":"Yong Tae Hong, Sola Han","doi":"10.1177/01455613221139406","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221139406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Solitary fibrous tumors are well-recognized in the pleura and their occurrence in the nasal cavity is uncommon. They show a hemangiopericytoma-like vasculature, a \"patternless pattern\" of growth, and lesions characterized by both hypercellularity and hypocellularity. As a malignant form of SFT, mesenchymal neoplasm is extremely uncommon and poorly understood, although there are no established standards for making this diagnosis, it is nonetheless accepted. It can develop either de novo or within an already-existing benign SFT, and there are few published accounts of the cytopathologic characteristics of these tumors.In this case, a patient complained of tenderness on the right nasal root and diplopia for six months. Here, we report on a case of malignant solitary fibrous tumors in the nasal cavity, which extended into the orbit, and review the radiologic and pathologic features.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":" ","pages":"291S-294S"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10368433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kimura's disease presenting with intraparotid and neck nodes: A case report and review of literature.","authors":"Pattarawadee Prayuenyong, Vorawan Charoonratana, Virat Kirtsreesakul","doi":"10.1177/01455613221144495","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221144495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Kimura's disease (KD) is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology. The purpose of this article is to increase the awareness of clinicians regarding KD presenting with intraparotid and neck nodes which can mimic various inflammatory and neoplastic conditions. A 22-year-old man presented with a slow-growing left parotid swelling for 3 years. Ultrasound and computed tomography showed multiple enlarged intraparotid and neck nodes. Fine needle aspiration results showed lymphoid tissue hyperplasia. A diagnosis of KD was based on characteristic histopathological findings after a superficial parotidectomy in conjunction with peripheral eosinophilia. KD should be included in the differential diagnosis especially in young Asian men with slow-growing lesions and peripheral eosinophilia. Cytology by fine needle aspiration is useful to exclude malignancy but the results may be inconclusive. Surgical excision is best for definitive histopathological diagnosis, and has been the mainstay of treatment of KD.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":" ","pages":"326S-330S"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10738468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tao Zhou, Yuan Tian, Qing Cheng, Xun Niu, Haiying Sun, Jun Fan, Hongjun Xiao, Liuqing Zhou, Jianxin Yue
{"title":"A rare case of Epstein-Barr virus-positive anaplastic plasmacytoma in the sinonasal tract.","authors":"Tao Zhou, Yuan Tian, Qing Cheng, Xun Niu, Haiying Sun, Jun Fan, Hongjun Xiao, Liuqing Zhou, Jianxin Yue","doi":"10.1177/01455613221104683","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221104683","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Epstein-Barr virus-positive anaplastic plasmacytoma in the sinonasal tract is uncommon. Herein, we present the case of a 40-year-old male patient with a right sinonasal tract filled with a soft tissue mass, as shown on CT. Apart from frequent nosebleeds, he did not report any specific sinonasal symptoms, such as nasal obstruction, discharge, or loss of smell. The patient underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery under general anesthesia. The diagnosis of Epstein-Barr virus-positive anaplastic plasmacytoma was confirmed by lesion biopsy, subsequent immunohistochemical staining, and in situ hybridization.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"NP121-NP124"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41412331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}