Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Oncocytic tumors of the thyroid include adenomas and carcinomas. The distinction between malignancy and benignity represents a major difficulty on the histological level. From this aspect arise constraints in the attitude therapy to adopt.Material and methods: we present one rare case of an oncocytic carcinoma of the thyroid with laryngotracheal invasion in a 54 male patient operated in ENT department of Farhat Hached hospital of Sou...

Introduction: Necrotizing otitis externa (NOE) is a rare but serious condition which is mainly seen in diabetics. This condition has a poor prognosis, due to the complexity of the terrain in which it occurs. The aim of our work is to study the clinical, paraclinical and therapeutic data of NOE. Material and methods: This is a retrospective study covering 64 cases followed and treated in our ENT department over a period of 12 years between 2000 and 2022.<...

Introduction: Necrotizing otitis externa (NOE) is a serious pathology frequently observed in diabetics. Its differential diagnosis of carcinoma of the external auditory canal (EAC) is, however, a rare pathology observed only in 0.2% of cases, the most frequent histological type is epidermal carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACK) is exceptionally observed. We report the case of ACK treated in our department initially considered as an NOE and whose diagnosis was made on deep ...

Introduction: The hydatid cyst location in the thyroid gland is very rarely mentioned with an incidence varying between 0% and 3.4%due to the absence of specific clinical elements and the exceptional nature of this location. The aim of our work to study the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of hydatid cyst of the thyroid gland. We report five cases of hydatid cyst of thyroid gland carried out in our ENT department.Results: The average age...

Introduction: Hot nodules represent 10% of thyroid nodules. They are defined by scintigraphic examination, which shows areas fixing the radiotracer more intensely than the rest of the gland. The aim of our work is to study the clinical, paraclinical aspects and therapeutic modalities of hot thyroid nodules.Materials and methods: We report a retrospective study about 45 observations of hot thyroid nodules collected at our department...

Introduction: Distant metastases of thyroid tumors are rare. They are mainly localized in the lungs (10-15%), bones (9%) and brain (1%). Metastases to the facial area are exceptional. These metastases are more common with carcinoma of the vesicular (20%) than papillary (3.5%) carcinoma. The aim of our work is to support clinical and radiological aspects as well as therapeutic modalities of these entities.Observations: Cases 1 and 2: Woman aged 38 and a b...

Introduction: Fourth branchial lesions are a rare cause of inflammatory neck masses in children. The aim is to emphasize the pathophysiology, clinical features, and therapeutic modalities of the fourth branchial cleft cyst. We report three cases of fourth branchial arch cysts complicated by superinfection, collected in our ENT and neck surgery department.Results: There were three male children aged of 4, 6 and 18 years old respectively. They consulted ou...

Introcduction: Pulmonary herniation is defined as a protrusion of the lung and its pleural layers beyond the normal limits of the rib cage. It can be cervical, intercostal or diaphragmatic. Cervical hernia develops from the apex of the lung and represents approximately one third of pulmonary hernias and 60% of congenital lesions e report a case of cervical pulmonary hernia, in order to discuss the epidemiological etiopathogenic and clinical particularities of this entity.<...

Introduction: Cervicofacial cellulitis represents one of the most worrying infectious emergencies in ENT despite their frequency which has clearly decreased since the advent of antibiotics. From a simple infection, most often dental or in the ENT sphere, it produces an infiltration of the cellulo-adipose tissue of the face and neck with extensive necrosis of the cervical and even mediastinal aponeurotic spaces especially in diabetic patients. The management must be rapid and e...

Introduction: Ramsay Hunt syndrome or Herpes Zoster Oticus is characterized by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus in the geniculate ganglion and subsequent spread to cranial nerve. The diagnosis is mainly clinical. The facial paralysis seen in Ramsay Hunt syndrome is often more severe with the increased rate of late neural denervation and the decrease chance of complete recovery especially in diabetic patients. The aim of this study is to focus on the association be...