Shujuan Li, Tao Lu, Yan Wang, Min Guo, Rongyue Ma, Shuling Li, Biao Ruan
{"title":"Spontaneous Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea and Otorrhea: A Case Report and Literature Review.","authors":"Shujuan Li, Tao Lu, Yan Wang, Min Guo, Rongyue Ma, Shuling Li, Biao Ruan","doi":"10.1177/01455613231158797","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613231158797","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is a condition that commonly presents with unilateral watery drainage from the nose or ear, tinnitus, and stuffy ears or hearing loss. Spontaneous CSF rhinorrhea and otorrhea together are rare. A 64-year-old woman presented at our department with complaints of clear watery rhinorrhea and hearing loss on the right side persisting for 10 months. Imaging and surgery were used to diagnose the condition. Through surgical treatment, she was eventually cured. Review of the literature has shown that patients with both nasal and aural CSF leaks are rare. When a patient presents with both unilateral watery drainage from both the nose and ear, a diagnosis of CSF rhinorrhea and otorrhea should be considered. This case report will benefit clinicians by providing more information to assist with diagnosing the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":" ","pages":"428S-433S"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10754793","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}
Imen Achour, Rim Kallel, Hela Chaabouni, Wadii Thabet, Malek Mnejja, Bouthaina Hammami, Tahia Boudawara, Mohamed Amine Chaabouni, Ilhem Charfeddine
{"title":"Ectopic Cervical Thymic Hyperplasia In A Patient Treated For Hodgkin Lymphoma.","authors":"Imen Achour, Rim Kallel, Hela Chaabouni, Wadii Thabet, Malek Mnejja, Bouthaina Hammami, Tahia Boudawara, Mohamed Amine Chaabouni, Ilhem Charfeddine","doi":"10.1177/01455613221106214","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221106214","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>True thymic hyperplasia results from stressful situations such as chemotherapy. It commonly presents as an anterior mediastinal mass; cervical location is exceptional. Here we report a case of a cervical true thymic hyperplasia in a 12-year-old girl who had a Hodgkin lymphoma treated by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She was referred to our department for a left cervical mass. The PET scan showed a hypermetabolic adenopathy. Mediastinal MRI was unremarkable. The patient underwent resection of the cervical mass under general anesthesia. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a true thymic hyperplasia. The aim of this paper is to illustrate a case of an incidental ectopic cervical thymic hyperplasia in a patient treated for Hodgkin lymphoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"NP139-NP142"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48595933","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}
Nan Yang, Lingxue Bu, Xiaoyang Shan, Yan Huang, Fengzhi Liu, Huibin Sun, Shuangyi Wang
{"title":"A case report: Establishment of a frontal sinus drainage canal and reconstruction of the orbitofrontal region after removal of a giant frontal sinus osteoma.","authors":"Nan Yang, Lingxue Bu, Xiaoyang Shan, Yan Huang, Fengzhi Liu, Huibin Sun, Shuangyi Wang","doi":"10.1177/01455613221098786","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221098786","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>After removal of a large frontal sinus osteoma in this case, the contralateral nasofrontal canal was opened to drain the intraoperative fluid and prevent infection, and the defect in the orbitofrontal area was restored using a titanium mesh designed with 3D printing technology.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"NP111-NP115"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42447139","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}
Muhammad Nour Alabdullah, Nagham Halaweek, Yasser Al Ghabra, Mohammad Hamdi, Mhd Ayham Abo Trab, Faysal Hajjar
{"title":"Giant hypopharyngeal fibroepithelial polyp: A case report and literature review.","authors":"Muhammad Nour Alabdullah, Nagham Halaweek, Yasser Al Ghabra, Mohammad Hamdi, Mhd Ayham Abo Trab, Faysal Hajjar","doi":"10.1177/01455613221146710","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221146710","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hypopharyngeal fibroepithelial polyp is a rare entity. It could extend along the esophagus, leading to dysphagia. In rare cases, this polyp could present as airway compromise due to occlusion of the inlet of the larynx. The treatment of choice is surgical resection. Accurate defining of the origin of such polyp is mandatory in order to achieve complete resection and avoid recurrence. Although hypopharyngeal FEP is rare, physicians must keep this in mind when a patient presents dysphagia or airway compromise. In the current case, we present a rare case of giant hypopharyngeal FEP originating from the right pyriform sinus detected in a Caucasian female. The patient threw up the polyp after severe vomiting. This case should be the fourth and largest case of hypopharyngeal FEP reported in the literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":" ","pages":"331S-334S"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10363613","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":"Diagnosis of Ectopic Intrathyroidal Parathyroid Adenoma with Nodular Goiter by 18F Fluorocholine: A Case Report.","authors":"Rui Hai, Lin-Jun Xie, Qian You, Fei Wu, Guo-Chun Qiu, Xiang-Yu Zhou","doi":"10.1177/01455613221103082","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221103082","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The occurrence of ectopic intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma (EPTA) is very rare, which causes some difficulties in diagnosis and complicates treatment. In addition, the occurrence of EPTA with nodular goiter (NG) is rare, which makes diagnosis difficult and requires the assistance of clinical evidence, imaging data, and cytological examination results. Therefore, we present a patient with a final diagnosis of ETPA with NG.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"168-172"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45648227","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}
Jingpu Yang, Chengxun Jin, Yunhe Gao, Zonggui Wang
{"title":"Immunoglobulin G4-related disease presenting with hypertrophy and sclerosis of the inferior turbinate.","authors":"Jingpu Yang, Chengxun Jin, Yunhe Gao, Zonggui Wang","doi":"10.1177/01455613221077602","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221077602","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a novel clinical disease entity characterized by elevated serum IgG4 concentration and tumefaction or tissue infiltration by IgG4+ plasma cells.<sup>1</sup> We report the case of a 56-year-old man who presented with nasal obstruction for 5 years. Rhinoscopy revealed hypertrophy and sclerosis of the inferior turbinate, whereas computed tomography revealed inflammation of the anterior ethmoid sinus and frontal sinuses. An endoscopic inferior turbinectomy was performed, and IgG4-RD was definitively diagnosed based on the histopathological features of the turbinate tissue. Prednisolone was administered postoperatively. IgG4-RD presenting with hypertrophy and sclerosis of the inferior turbinate is rare. Awareness of IgG4-RD originating in the sinonasal cavity is essential to avoid delayed diagnosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"162-164"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45435355","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":"Metastasis of Sublingual Gland Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma to the Upper Gingiva.","authors":"Dong Hoon Lee, Jo Heon Kim, Sang Chul Lim","doi":"10.1177/01455613221103089","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221103089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the sublingual gland is rare. There are no previous reports of the metastasis of sublingual gland ACC to the upper gingiva. Herein, we report the first case of a patient with metastasis of sublingual gland ACC to the upper gingiva. It should be recognized that although metastasis of sublingual gland ACC to the upper gingiva is very rare, it can occur.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"NP145-NP147"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44158411","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}
Liyun Yang, Runyu Zhao, Dan Lu, Yi Zhang, An Hu, Shuixian Huang
{"title":"Giant Fibrovascular Polyp of Hypopharynx: A Case Report and Literature Review.","authors":"Liyun Yang, Runyu Zhao, Dan Lu, Yi Zhang, An Hu, Shuixian Huang","doi":"10.1177/01455613221148311","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613221148311","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fibrovascular polyps (FVPs) are rare benign submucosal tumor-like lesions originating in the cervical esophagus and sporadically in the hypopharynx. In this article, we report a rare case of FVPs of the hypopharynx (hFVPs) with a mass measuring 16.0 × 4.0 × 1.8 cm in size, discussed its surgical strategy, and additionally reviewed relevant literature on important factors, such as age, sex, symptoms, size, treatments, and recurrence, associated with hFVPs.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":" ","pages":"349S-353S"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10566130","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":"Cribriform-morular thyroid carcinoma: A case report with review of the literature.","authors":"Bahaeddine Lahbacha, Abir Chaabane, Salwa Nechi, Mohamed Karim Mfarrej, Amel Douggaz, Ghada Kharrat, Emna Chelbi","doi":"10.1177/01455613231152332","DOIUrl":"10.1177/01455613231152332","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cribriform-morular thyroid carcinoma (CM-TC) is a rare entity that usually occurs in association with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) but may be sporadic. Herein, we present a new case of cribrifo<b>r</b>m-morular thyroid carcinoma occurring in a 28-year-old woman with no history of FAP.</p>","PeriodicalId":51041,"journal":{"name":"Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal","volume":" ","pages":"366S-370S"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9074259","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}