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Sinonasal carcinoma
Sinonasal carcinomas are a broad group of sinonasal malignant tumors that are of epithelial cell origin/lineage.
Pathology
Sinonasal carcinomas can be classified into various histological and etiological subgroups:
sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma: considered the most common histological sub...
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Iodide mumps
Iodide mumps is a rare adverse reaction to iodinated contrast media. Both ionic and non-ionic contrast agents can cause these reactions, but about 90% of the cases occur with the former.
Epidemiology
The incidence is unknown, but this condition is likely underdiagnosed due to limited awareness...
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Iodinated contrast-induced thyrotoxicosis
Iodinated contrast-induced thyrotoxicosis is rare and may occur in patients with pre-existing thyroid disease and through complications of thyrotoxicosis (e.g. cardiac arrhythmia) may be fatal. Patients with a normal thyroid gland are unaffected.
Patients with existing thyrotoxicosis should no...
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Nasolacrimal duct
The nasolacrimal duct (NLD) is the terminal part of the nasolacrimal apparatus.
Gross anatomy
The nasolacrimal duct is the inferior continuation of the lacrimal sac and is ~17 mm in length in total. The duct runs in the bony nasolacrimal canal. There are two parts to the nasolacrimal duct:
in...
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Orbital cystic lesions
Several cystic and cyst-like orbital lesions may be encountered in imaging of the orbits:
developmental orbital cysts
choristoma
dermoid: commonest benign orbital tumor in childhood
epidermoid
teratoma
congenital cystic eye
colobomatous cyst
vascular lesions
acquired
abscess
hematom...
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Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw
Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) describes the bony destruction of the jaw (the mandible is more commonly involved than the maxilla) with exposed bone present for greater than eight weeks in the presence of current or previous antiresorptive and/or antiangiogenic medication us...
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Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), previously known as Churg-Strauss syndrome is characterized by asthma, eosinophilia and small vessel necrotizing vasculitis and involves the lungs and other organs.
Epidemiology
The incidence typically peaks in middle age, 30-50 years of ag...
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Basilar fractures of the skull
Basilar fractures of the skull, also known as base of skull or skull base fractures, are a common form of skull fracture, particularly in the setting of severe traumatic head injury, and involve the base of the skull. They may occur in isolation or often in continuity with skull vault (calvarial...
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Optic disc drusen
Optic disc drusen (ODD), or hyaline bodies, are a relatively common entity usually found incidentally on CT or on follow-up of abnormal fundoscopy.
Epidemiology
Optic disc drusen are identified radiographically in up to 0.3-3.7% of the population and are frequently bilateral 1,4,5. They are ty...
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Duane syndrome
Duane syndrome, also known as Duane retraction syndrome, is a rare congenital disease characterized by non-progressive strabismus. It is caused by a variable degree of abnormal development of one or both of the abducens nerves (CN VI).
Epidemiology
It presents during childhood and it accounts ...
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Wildervanck syndrome
Wildervanck syndrome, also known as cervico-ocular-acoustic dysplasia, consists of the triad of:
Klippel-Feil syndrome
congenital ossicular anomalies: usually diffuse ossicular ankylosis and sensorineural deafness
Duane syndrome: ocular motility disturbance and horizontal strabismus, secondar...
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Trichilemmal cyst
Trichilemmal cysts, also known as pilar cysts, are benign accumulations of keratin along the outer hair root sheath, most commonly on the scalp. They are the most common subcutaneous nodule incidentally found on head imaging and are of no clinical relevance when asymptomatic 1. Uncommonly, they ...
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1p36 deletion syndrome
1p36 deletion syndrome, or monosomy 1p36, is a chromosomal abnormality characterized most commonly by a deletion in the distal segment of the short arm of chromosome one 1.
Epidemiology
The 1p36 deletion syndrome is present in approximately 1 in 5,000 live births. It is the most common termina...
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Intracranial lipoma
Intracranial lipomas are not tumors as such, but rather a result of abnormal differentiation of embryologic meninx primitiva. They are frequently associated with abnormal development of adjacent structures.
Terminology
The term intracranial lipoma is used somewhat loosely. The broadest usage w...
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Penetrating traumatic neck injury
Penetrating traumatic neck injury can be a potentially devastating injury due to the high density of crucial anatomical structures within the neck.
Epidemiology
Young males are highly represented in patients with a traumatic neck injury. In one study, 11:1 ratio of males to females were ident...
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Neck-tongue syndrome
Neck-tongue syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by altered sensation in one side of the tongue with ipsilateral neck pain triggered or aggravated by rotatory neck movement.
Epidemiology
Neck tongue syndrome is seen in a wide range of ages but is most commonly reported in older children,...
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Tongue
The tongue is a complex, principally muscular structure that extends from the oral cavity to the oropharynx. It has important roles in speech, swallowing and taste.
Gross anatomy
The tongue has a tip, dorsum, inferior surface and root. The tongue is made of a midline lingual septum and hyoglo...
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Pituitary gland
The pituitary gland (a.k.a. hypophysis cerebri), together with its connections to the hypothalamus, acts as the main endocrine interface between the central nervous system and the rest of the body.
Gross anatomy
The pituitary gland sits atop the base of the skull in a concavity within the sph...
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Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma
Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) is a rare sub type of sinonasal carcinoma. It is considered a highly aggressive neoplasm arising in the paranasal sinuses. It has been characterized as a distinct pathologic entity.
Clinical presentation
These tumors tend to be rather advanced at pre...
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First branchial cleft fistula
First branchial cleft fistulae are rare congenital malformations arising from the branchial apparatus during embryogenesis 1-5. They are often in close relation to the parotid gland, facial nerve, external auditory canal and the anterior neck near the angle of the mandible 1,2,5. Diagnosis can b...
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