January 1, 2010 Alexander Langerman, MD, Farhad Sigari, MS, MD, and Robert Naclerio, MD
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Unilateral sinus disease has a wide differential diagnosis. When a patient has a history of maxillary dental work on the same side as the sinusitis, a foreign entity introduced during or subsequent to the dental manipulation must be considered. We present a case of calcified maxillary cyst that was discovered at the site of a remote tooth extraction. Pathologic analysis revealed the presence of vegetable matter within the cyst. To the best of our knowledge, no case of a maxillary cyst secondary to vegetable matter has been previously reported in the literature.
December 1, 2009 Joo-Hyung Lee, MD, Min-Young Bae, MD, Byoung-Hoon Lee, MD, and Min-Kyo Jung, MD
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Vellus hair cysts typically appear as numerous small papules in the precordial area in children. Treatment is generally not necessary as most cases resolve spontaneously. We report a case of a vellus hair cyst that was unique in that it manifested as a solitary mass in the postauricular area and it had persisted for 16 years. The tumor was surgically excised. We also review the literature on this condition.
October 31, 2009 Gadodia Ankur, MD, DNB, Ashu Seith Bhalla, MD, and Raju Sharma, MD
June 30, 2009 Paramesh M. Puttasiddaiah, MRCS, Sandeep Berry, MRCS, Heikki B. Whittet, FRCS, and Manoj Kumar, FRCS
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Oncocytic lesions of the larynx are rare. When they have occurred, their presentation has been varied; these tumors may be completely asymptomatic and discovered incidentally, but more commonly they present with voice alteration. We report a case of an oncocytic cyst in a patient who presented with an acute onset of stridor. We also discuss the clinical manifestations and management of laryngeal oncocytic cyst and its relevant pathologic features.
May 31, 2009 Jeffrey Tseng, MD, Michelle A. Michel, MD, and Todd A. Loehrl, MD
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Esthesioneuroblastoma is a rare malignancy that arises in the olfactory epithelium. We report an interesting case of esthesioneuroblastoma in an 82-year-old man that included an unusual but characteristic imaging feature of this tumor: cysts at the tumor-brain interface. The patient declined primary surgical resection and elected to undergo primary radiation therapy. At 2 years of follow-up, he remained disease-free. The rarity of this tumor and its unique natural history can lead to a complicated assessment of the clinical picture. We review the diagnostic and treatment alternatives.
March 31, 2009 Esther Garazi, BS and Soham Roy, MD
March 1, 2009 Ozan Bagis Ozgursoy, MD, Hunkar Batikhan, MD, Suha Beton, MD, and Gursel Dursun, MD
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Laryngeal cysts are rare in adults; therefore, the majority of previous reports deal primarily with laryngeal cysts in infants and children. Ductal cysts of the larynx arise from the submucous glands when the ducts of these glands are occluded. They are most commonly located in the vallecula. In this report, we present a rare cause of life-threatening stridor in adults, a large ductal cyst of the larynx that was removed via endoscopic CO2 laser resection. On the basis of clinical observations during the postoperative period, we conclude that endoscopic CO2 laser resection is a reliable and safe method for removing cysts of the larynx. It is also a cost-effective procedure that minimizes hospitalization time and the need for tracheotomy.
January 1, 2009 Kevin D. Pereira, MD, MS
May 31, 2008 Dewey A. Christmas, MD, Joseph P. Mirante, MD, FACS, and Eiji Yanagisawa, MD, FACS
March 1, 2008 Morton Litvin, DDS, Domenic Caprice, DMD, and Leonard Infranco, DMD
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We report a case of dentigerous cyst of the maxilla and maxillary sinus that caused the ectopic displacement of an unerupted tooth into the orbital rim and floor. After an incisional biopsy, marsupialization of the lesion promoted its involution and stimulated osteogenesis. This in turn simplified the surgical enucleation of the specimen and removal of the unerupted tooth without the excessive loss of the bony contours of the maxilla.
January 1, 2008 Juan Gomez, MD, Enrique Palacios, MD, FACR, and Jagan D. Gupta, MD
December 1, 2007 Venu Divi, MD, Mary Hawkshaw, BSN, RN, CORLN, and Robert Sataloff, MD, DMA
