The Journal of Laryngology & Otology: Volume 107 -

Basal cell adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report and review of the literature
Timo Atula, Pekka-Juhani Klemi, Karl Donath, Risto-Pekka Happonen, Heikki Joensuu, Reidar Grenman
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29 June 2007, pp. 862-864
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Basal cell adenocarcinoma is a rare salivary gland tumour. A DNA diploid parotid gland basal cell adenocarcinoma, with a low mitotic rate, in a 78-year-old female patient is described. Total removal of the affected salivary gland without sacrificing the facial nerve gave a good therapeutic result.

Otological relief work in romania
M. C. Frampton
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29 June 2007, pp. 1185-1189
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The experiences of an otological surgical team during a brief visit to northern Romania are discussed. The importance of careful assessment of local deficiencies and needs is emphasized and sources of funding and equipment for use during such a trip are discussed.

MRI features in a malignant glomus jugulare tumour
Alexandra C. Athanassopoulou, Labros L. Vlahos, Athanassios D. Gouliamos, Eliana D. Kailidou, John G. Papailiou, Smaragde S. Angeli
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29 June 2007, pp. 1066-1069
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features in a case of malignant glomus jugulare tumour are reported. Chemodectomas are benign in 95 per cent of cases and malignant in five per cent. Only one case report of CT findings in this unusual CP angle tumour with pulmonary metastases has been cited in the literature.
It is concluded that MRI can provide useful information about the nature of chemodectomas although it cannot dislinguish between benign and malignant tumours, except when regional lymph nodes are involved or when distant metastases exist.

Hyoid bone tumour mass presenting with cervical nodal metastasis
Conrad I. Timon, Dale Brown, Irving Dardick
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29 June 2007, pp. 967-969
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This paper presents a quite unique case report of a patient presenting with the combination of cervical metastatic lymphadenopathy and a hyoid bone tumour mass. The differential diagnosis and treatment is discussed, with emphasis on the importance of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy in the management of such a case.

Primary synovial sarcoma of the middle ear
L. J. O'keei, R. T. Ramsden, A. R. Birzgalis
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29 June 2007, pp. 1070-1072
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Synovial sarcoma is a soft tissue malignancy which most commonly affects the lower limbs of young adults and rarely occurs in the head and neck region. The term synovial sarcoma may be a misnomer as most of these tumours occur in tissues not known to contain synovial tissue. There has only been one previously reported case affecting the middle ear, which was metastatic, and we report the first case of primary synovial sarcoma of the middle ear.

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