Pharyngoplasty effectively relieves dysphagia from radiation-induced upper gastrointestinal tract strictures: A report of two cases

Pharyngoesophageal strictures following external beam radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal tumors are common. The management has mainly been repeated dilatation. We report two cases of pharyngeal strictures following radiation therapy. Management modalities were repeated dilatation followed by colopharyngoplasty for the first case, and sternocleidomastoid myocutaneous pharyngoplasty for the second case. Both had uneventful post-operative recovery and have no dysphagia to solids or liquids since surgery.

Ovarian Teratoid Carcinosarcoma Is an Aggressive Tumor of Probable Mullerian Derivation with a Carcinosarcomatous and Mixed Germ-Cell Morphology

Ovarian carcinosarcoma is also referred to as malignant mixed Mullerian tumor (MMMT). It is a rare neoplasm, and although it represents less than 5% of malignant ovarian tumors, it remains generally well-known among clinicians and pathologists. Rarer yet is ovarian teratoid carcinosarcoma, defined as carcinosarcoma with the added feature of immature neuroectodermal tissue, with or without elements of primitive germ cell tumor. To our knowledge, six ovarian teratoid carcinosarcomas have been reported in the literature [Matsuura et al. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2010 Aug; 36(4): 907–11]. These tumors resemble nasopharyngeal tumors of the same name. We report a 55-year-old woman seen at Orlando Health’s division of gynecological oncology whose pathology showed ovarian teratoid carcinosarcoma, and present what we believe to be a seventh report of this entity.

Extranasopharyngeal Angiofibroma from Nasal Vestibule: A Rare Presentation

ABSTRACT The term extranasopharyngeal angiofibroma has been applied to vascular, fibrous nodules occurring outside the nasopharynx. These rare benign neoplasms characterized by a different biological history and clinical features with respect to nasopharyngeal tumors and, for these reasons, they should be regarded as atypical clinical entity. A 60-year-old male presented to us with a mass in the left nasal cavity since last 1 year. Examination revealed an irregular, pinkish mass arising from the lateral aspect of left nasal vestibule. The mass was excised and sent for histopathological reporting which confirmed angiofibroma. This case is reported for its atypicality being the rarest site of origin with no case reported so far in medical literature.

TUMOR KEPALA LEHER DI POLIKLINIK THT-KL RSUP PROF. DR. R. D. KANDOU MANADO PERIODE JANUARI 2010 – DESEMBER 2012

Abstrak: Tumor dalam istilah umum adalah pertumbuhan massa atau jaringan abnormal dalam tubuh. Tumor terbagi menjadi 2 yaitu tumor jinak dan tumor ganas. Manifestasinya dapat berbagai bentuk, mulai dari lesi kecil, massa atau granulasi sampai dengan tumor yang sudah meluas. Letak tumor Telinga Hidung Tenggorok Kepala dan Leher (THT-KL) yang tersembunyi dan gejala yang tidak khas menyebabkan sulitnya diagnosa dini. Tumor ganas THT-KL merupakan 5% dari seluruh penyakit keganasan di Amerika Serikat. Tujuan ini untuk mengetahui penderita Tumor Kepala Leher di bagian/SMF THT- KL RSU Prof. dr. R. D. Kandou Manado periode Januari 2010-Desember 2012. Rancangan Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode retrospektif deskriptif melalui pengumpulan data. Pengambilan sampel penelitian adalah secara retrospektif dengan melihat rekam medik yaitu seluruh penderita tumor THT-KL yang datang ke bagian/SMF THT-KL BLU Prof. dr. R. D. Kandou sejak bulan Januari 2010-Desember 2012. Pada penelitian ini dijumpai penderita tumor THT-KL pada Januari 2010-Desember 2012 sebanyak 231 penderita dan paling banyak ditemukan pada laki-laki (68.9%), kelompok umur terbanyak adalah 41-65 tahun (46,3%) dengan kelompok umur termuda 0-5 tahun (0,87%), jenis histopatologis terbanyak yaitu karsinoma sel skuamosa (4,7%) dan lokasi tumor tersering yaitu nasofaring (35,1%). Kata Kunci: tumor kepala leher, retrospektif deskriptif, penderita Background: Tumor in general terms is a mass or growth of abnormal tissue in the body. There are 2 types of tumor benign tumors and malignant tumors. THT-KL tumor is 5% among all malignant disease in United States. Approximately 95% of malignant tumors in the THT-KL is carcinoma cell squamous, which is ranked 6th among all tumors in the world. Indonesia is one the countries with the high prevalence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma exclude China. Smoking and alcohol drinking are the etiologic factors that are often found in THT-KL. Radiotherapy is a major treatment or by surgery. To determine patients with the Head and Neck Tumor in the THT-KL RSU Prof. dr. R. D. Kandou Hospital Manado January 2010-December 2012 periode. The study design was done by using retrospective descriptive method through data obtained. Sampling collected by retrospective method using medical records of all patients with THT-KL tumors-which comes to THT-KL Prof. dr. R. D. Kandou since January 2010-December 2012. In this study, patients with tumors found THT-KL in January 2010-December 2012 as many as 231 patients and most commonly found in men (68.9%), the largest age group was 41-65 years (46.3%) by age group youngest 0-5 years (0.87%), of which the most histopathologic examination squamous cell carcinoma (4.7%) and the most common location of nasopharyngeal tumors (35.1%) Keywords: head neck tumors, retrospective descriptive, patients