Oral Mass in an Infant
A 39-week-old female infant had a large oral mass at delivery and had difficulty feeding without notable respiratory distress. What is your diagnosis?
JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery
Patient With Hemoptysis and a Laryngeal Mass
A 76-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 6-week history of globus sensation and muffled voice and acute onset frank hemoptysis. Laryngoscopy revealed a large mobile, multilobulated, broadly pedunculated mass that was friable and oozing on the lingual…
An Adolescent With a Tracheal Mass
A 17-year-old male adolescent had a 3-day history of sore throat and progressive shortness of breath. He had begun experiencing exertional dyspnea and “noisy” respirations 4 months prior. What is your diagnosis?
Progressive Tongue Root Mass in a 32-Year-Old Woman
A 32-year-old woman presented with a 4-month history of progressive tongue roughness and a sensation of fullness. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-defined lesion in the root of the tongue, prompting a thorough analysis of weighted images. What is your…
Painful Oral Ulcer in the Buccal Mucosa of a Healthy Adult
A healthy 69-year-old man presented with a painful, progressively enlarging ulcer located on the left buccal mucosa that was 3???2 cm, grayish-yellow and shallow in nature and had smooth, well-demarcated borders covered by a fibrinopurulent membrane. What is your diagnosis?
A Young Adult With Aggressive Lesions in the Neck
A 20-year-old man presented with bilateral neck masses that gradually increased in size for over 5 months following a red cross tattoo on his anterior neck. What is your diagnosis?
Clinical Perspectives on the Pathophysiology of Facial Synkinesis – A Narrative Review
Importance Facial synkinesis refers to pathologic cocontraction and baseline hypertonicity of muscles innervated by the facial nerve, commonly attributed to the aberrant regeneration of nerve fibers following injury. The pathomechanism and optimal treatment of facial synkinesis remain unclear. The goal of…
Bilateral Expansile Perigeniculate Lesions in a Patient With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
A 39-year-old female with a history of idiopathic intracranial hypertension presented with right aural fullness, pulsatile tinnitus, and conductive hearing loss. What is your diagnosis?
Third Proceedings of The North American Airway Collaborative (NoAAC) – Consensus Statement on Trial Design for Airway Stenosis
Importance Airway stenosis is a rare but debilitating disorder that significantly degrades the quality of life in affected patients. Treatments are primarily surgical, and disease management lacks established medical therapies. The North American Airway Collaborative held its third symposium at The…
A Crowded Nasal Cavity
A 41-year-old male patient had symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis lasting several years. Endoscopy revealed edematous mucosa without discrete mass and was followed by a computed tomography scan to assess severity and inform surgical planning. What is your diagnosis?
