Objective: To describe a rare case of angiosarcoma thyroid in Indian subcontinent with its successful management. Case report: A 60-year-old male with swelling in neck for 20years with sudden increase in the size duri...Objective: To describe a rare case of angiosarcoma thyroid in Indian subcontinent with its successful management. Case report: A 60-year-old male with swelling in neck for 20years with sudden increase in the size during last 3 months. Fine needle aspiration cytology suggested anaplastic carcinoma. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy with central and lateral neck dissection. On histopathology, the diagnosis of angiosarcoma was suspected. Immunohisto chemistry confirmed the diagnosis of angiosarcoma. Post-operative chemoradiation was given with no recurrence at 10 months of follow up. Conclusion: Though rare, angiosarcoma should be included as differential diagnosis in cases of long standing goiters with recent rapid increase in size. Immunohistochemistry is crucial for diagnosis and should be considered in these patients. Early and prompt diagnosis will help in providing curative treatment in such patients.展开更多
Foreign body in glottis especially in infants is rare. Retrieval of foreign body is a rather simple procedure but sharing of the airway with the anaesthetist and impeding complication makes it more challenging and dan...Foreign body in glottis especially in infants is rare. Retrieval of foreign body is a rather simple procedure but sharing of the airway with the anaesthetist and impeding complication makes it more challenging and dangerous. Making a diagnosis of foreign body is most challenging in delayed cases. Complete history and detailed physical examination along with high index of suspicion, in cases of persistent cough, fever, nonresolving respiratory infection, are needed to rule out airway especially laryngeal foreign body. This series of 4 cases is being reported because of the rarity of the glottis foreign body in infants.展开更多
文摘Objective: To describe a rare case of angiosarcoma thyroid in Indian subcontinent with its successful management. Case report: A 60-year-old male with swelling in neck for 20years with sudden increase in the size during last 3 months. Fine needle aspiration cytology suggested anaplastic carcinoma. The patient underwent total thyroidectomy with central and lateral neck dissection. On histopathology, the diagnosis of angiosarcoma was suspected. Immunohisto chemistry confirmed the diagnosis of angiosarcoma. Post-operative chemoradiation was given with no recurrence at 10 months of follow up. Conclusion: Though rare, angiosarcoma should be included as differential diagnosis in cases of long standing goiters with recent rapid increase in size. Immunohistochemistry is crucial for diagnosis and should be considered in these patients. Early and prompt diagnosis will help in providing curative treatment in such patients.
文摘Foreign body in glottis especially in infants is rare. Retrieval of foreign body is a rather simple procedure but sharing of the airway with the anaesthetist and impeding complication makes it more challenging and dangerous. Making a diagnosis of foreign body is most challenging in delayed cases. Complete history and detailed physical examination along with high index of suspicion, in cases of persistent cough, fever, nonresolving respiratory infection, are needed to rule out airway especially laryngeal foreign body. This series of 4 cases is being reported because of the rarity of the glottis foreign body in infants.
