Rhabdomyosarcoma encompasses a group of malignant myogenic neoplasms expressing a multitude of clinical and pathological diversities. It is the commonest soft tissue sarcoma of childhood but neonates are rarely affected. Embryonal subtype is the most frequent. Head-neck and genitourinary tracts are predominant sites, while trunk is considered among the unusual sites of rhabdomyosarcoma. Herein ...

cervical thymic cyst is not a common pathology encountered in either an adult or a child. our case presentation is of an infant girl with a right cervical soft mass. it was totally resected and histological analysis revealed a thymic cyst. the diagnosis of thymic cyst is not possible prior to histological examination. therefore, in children the disorder should be considered as a differential di...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a very rare condition that commonly affects the head and neck region. There are very few cases of isolated laryngeal involvement by LCH, mostly reported in pediatric patients. Here, we report a case of laryngeal LCH in a 62-year-old woman presenting with a neck mass several weeks ago. The clinical and histopathological findings are reported with a brief di...

INTRODUCTION Complex embryological processes form the head and neck of humans. It is not flawless; remnants lead to sinuses or cysts, commonly in the head and neck region. CASE PRESENTATION We present the a case of an 8-year-old boy, a primary school pupil, from rural Kenya with chronic cough, wheezing, difficulty in breathing and dyspnea on exertion. He was treated with antibiotics and antit...

introduction: aneurysmal bone cysts (abc) are extremely rare in the head and neck region and even rarer in sinuses.  abc is a benign multicystic mass that is locally-destructive and rapidly expandable. hemorrhagic fluid content (like in this case) and septated appearance are the characteristic feature of abc. established treatment options for abcs include sclerotherapy, embolization, radiothera...

we report an unusual case of primary hydatid cyst of the mandibular angle without glands involvement, in the left supraclavicular region of the neck with no involvement of any other regions of the body. in july2012, a25-yr old woman, from golestan province, northeast iran was admitted to ourentclinic, with one-year history of a progressively increasing swelling, pain and gradually growing mass ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of ultrasonography for determining which pediatric midline neck masses should be treated surgically. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary care pediatric hospital. PATIENTS Pediatric patients with a midline neck mass who underwent ultrasonography from 2003 to 2011. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Demographics, ultrasonography, and surgical and patholog...

Introduction: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Non Hodgkin’s Lymphoma(NHL) are the most common cancers in childhood and  adolescence. Most children with ALL and NHL have long term survival (>80%). Endocrinopathy is a common complication in pediatric cancers following the treatment (20-50% prevalence), in addition, cytotoxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy can influence side effect on growt...

Lymphangiomas are rare benign tumors of lymphatic vascular origin. They more common in the pediatric population and manifest mainly neck axillary region. Retroperitoneal lymphangiomas less that 1% pancreatic origin is even rarer. We present a case cystic lymphangioma 60-year-old woman with chronic diffuse symptoms, diagnosed because newly onset diabetes mellitus. She was successfully managed di...