We report the case of a 28-year-old woman initially diagnosed with a left peritonsillar abscess, which was drained, resulting in clinical relief. Twelve days later, a bulge was observed in the posterior pharyngeal wall. CT and MRI showed a tumour with destruction of atlas lateral mass, with a soft tissue component in prevertebral, retropharyngeal, left carotid and paraspinal spaces. Biopsy and ...

High-pressure water injuries of the oropharynx are uncommon but can cause significant injury and airway compromise when they occur. A small number of cases of high-pressure water injury of the oropharynx have been presented in the literature, detailing a range of effects and outcomes. We describe the first reported case of high-pressure water injury of the oropharynx associated with peritonsill...

The extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm (EICAA) is an uncommon arterial lesion. Patients typically present with neurologic symptoms resulting from impaired cerebral perfusion and compression symptoms of cranial nerves. Often EICAA presents as a pulsatile neck mass, which is otherwise asymptomatic. We present a case of an 84-year-old female, who was initially referred to the Emergency ...

1276 CMAJ, August 9, 2011, 183(11) © 2011 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors A24-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of worsening sore throat, pain with swallowing and fever. She had been seen by her primary care physician one day before presentation because of sore throat and fever, and had been given oral amoxicillin. She was previously wel...

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