BACKGROUND Overgrowth after pediatric femoral shaft fractures is well documented; however, overgrowth of the femoral neck after hip fractures has not been especially reported previously. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and characteristics of femoral neck overgrowth after hip fractures in children. METHODS From January 1990 to December 2012, there were 30 consecutive pa...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Although head and neck masses represent a common entity in children, malignancy is uncommon. The otolaryngologist may be the first physician to see these children, and early recognition of malignancy is of obvious importance. This review aims to discuss the cause, diagnosis, investigation, treatment options, and prognosis for the most common head and neck malignancies of child...

background and objective: approximately 45% of benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors (pnst) occur in head and neck regions. malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (mpnst) are less common and only 8-15% of these tumors occur in head and neck region. in this study, we aimed at evaluating the demographic characteristics, pathologic findings, locations, main clinical presentations and family hist...

introduction:most metastatic lymph nodes from head and neck malignancy are solid. cystic nodes are found in 33% - 61% of carcinomas arise from waldeyer’s ring, of which only 1.8% - 8% originate are from the nasopharynx. some cystic cervical metastases were initially presumed to be branchial cleft cyst. this case report aims to highlight the unusual presentation of cystic cervical metastasis sec...

OBJECTIVES To describe a multimodality approach to the management of pediatric head and neck lymphatic malformations using surgery, sclerotherapy, or both and to review the outcomes of these approaches. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING A single pediatric tertiary care referral center. PATIENTS Ninety-seven pediatric patients (aged 1 month to 16 years) diagnosed as having lymphati...

INTRODUCTION Ganglioneuroma is a rare, benign, neuroblastic tumor arising mainly from the central or peripheral autonomic nervous system, especially the sympathetic system. The most affected anatomical sites are the posterior mediastinum, retroperitoneum, adrenal gland and head and neck soft tissue. In the current literature, reports of ganglioneuroma diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration and its...

1Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA 2Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA 3Referral Center for Pediatric Otolaryngology, Sisters of Charity University Hospital, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Croatia,...