INTRODUCTION A study of the whole spectrum of biopsied head and neck (HN) diseases in Taiwan has not yet been performed. Therefore, the current study aimed to provide updated information about HN lesions in a cohort of referral Taiwanese patients for histopathological examination. METHODS HN lesions (2000-2011) in patients with records of age, sex, and histological diagnoses were retrieved fr...

OBJECTIVES To describe atypical ultrasound features of parathyroid lesions and correlate them with clinical presentation and histopathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review of 264 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent ultrasound imaging prior to parathyroidectomy was performed. Patients with atypical ultrasound findings (n = 26) were identified; imaging findings w...

BACKGROUND Cystic lesions on the pancreatic head can mimic fluid-filled duodenal or periampullary diverticula. We reviewed a series of cases in which periampullary diverticula were misdiagnosed as cystic pancreatic lesions. CASE REPORT Case 1. A Chinese woman presented to the surgical outpatient clinic for intermittent upper abdominal discomfort. Contrast-enhanced MRI of the abdomen revealed ...

Barrand, K. G., and Freeman, N. V. (1973). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 48, 523. Massive infiltrating cystic hygroma of the neck in infancy. Nine cases of massive infiltrating cystic hygroma of the neck are reviewed; it was in this group that major difficulties in treatment arose. Unexpectedly high morbidity and mortality were found after surgical removal. Conservative management of these ...

adenoid cystic carcinoma of bartholin’s gland is a rare malignant tumor of female genital tract. we report a case of a 42-year-old woman, presenting a palpable painful mass and burning sensation on the left side of vulva during the preceding two months. based on examination, a solid fixed painful nodule with intact mucosa was palpated on the left side of the vagina. histological features were c...