• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.215-217
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• 2011

Salivary gland calculi account for the most common disease of the salivary glands. We experienced a rare case of submandibular duct(Wharton's duct) calculi of unusual size and shape in a 40 year-old male patient, who presented with pain and swelling in the region of submandibular gland. The author describes the management of this patient and reviews the literature.

• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.247-249
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• 2010

Laryngeal tuberculosis is very rare, but the most common sites of laryngeal lesions include true vocal cords and false vocal cords. The major symptoms of laryngeal tuberculosis are hoarseness, dysphagia, and cough. Epiglottic tuberculosis has rarely been reported. We experienced one case of epiglottic tuberculosis that presented as acute epiglottitis and report it with reviews of literature.

• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.26-28
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• 2013

Thyroid hemiagenesis is rare congenital anomaly that one lobe of thyroid fails to develop. It is often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally with other thyroid disease such as hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, multinodular goiter, benign adenoma and cancer. Most cases reported are left thyroid lobe agenesis and occurred in female. Compensatory hypertrophy occurs in most cases. Many cases are asymptomatic and detected incidentally, so awareness of its existence can help its detection and proper treatment. Here, we report a case of thyroid hemiagenesis accompanying hypothyroidism with a review of literature.

• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.14-17
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• 2013

Giant cell reparative granuloma(GCRG) is a non-neoplastic rapidly expanding and locally destructive tumor that occurs almost exclusively within the mandible and maxilla. A 58-year-old man, complained of a mass on the left infra-auricular area starting 2 months ago. The radiologic finding suggests a mass that originate from mandible, pathology diagnosed the lesion as a giant cell reparative granuloma. The tumor was surgically excised without complications. We report the case with a review of literature.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.280-284
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• 1996

Carotid body tumors are uncommon tumors of the head and neck Surgery is the primary treatment for the tumor. Large carotid body tumors frequently encircle the common, internal, and exernal carotid arteries, and extensive bleeding often complicates the resection, increasing the risk of carotid artery rupture and damange to major cranial nerves. Grafting should be used in high-risk patients. We have experienced a case of carotid body tumor which encircle the common, internal and external carotid arteries, treated with ligation of external carotid artery and grafting using Gortex between common carotid artery and internal carotid artery.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.47-50
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• 2002

Benign symmetric lipomatosis is a rare disease. Its main characteristic is the symmetric massive deposits of adipose tissue, in unencapsulated form, predominatly on the neck, shoulder, back and upper exterimities. We report a case of a 61 year old man with benign symmetric lipomatosis. He had a history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Due to cosmetic defomity, he wanted surgical treatment . We did a cervical lipectomy. He was satisfied with the result, and there was no evidence of recurrence.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.127-129
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• 1999

Intraductal papilloma is a rare benign tumor reported to be primarily in minor salivary gland. There were few reports in parotid gland. A case of a 5-year-old boy with a palpable mass in the left parotid gland, with a review of the literature pertaining to this unusual case. A supeficial parotidectomy was performed under impression of benign or congenital lesion. Histopathologic diagnosis of intraductal papilloma was made on the surgical specimen. Authors report a intraductal papilloma arising from the parotid gland in childhood.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.108-111
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• 2011

Epiglottic cysts cause stridor mimicking asthma and hinder intubation in surgery. A huge cyst can obstruct the airway, making laryngeal examinations impossible. Before surgery, complete visualization of the larynx is necessary for the successful excision of a cyst. If laryngeal examination fails, computed tomography (CT) scanning can provide detailed information. Virtual endoscopy based on CT data reconstruction can yield a detailed three-dimensional image of the larynx. Here, we report two cases of epiglottic cysts along with virtual endoscopic findings and surgical photographs.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.112-115
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• 2011

Several reports have investigated airway obstruction caused by redundancy of arytenoid mucosa. Flexible laryngoscope examination revealed prolapse of the mucosa overlying the arytenoid. Usually, pharyngeal or laryngeal microscopic procedures can successfully treat the redundancy of arytenoid mucosa. We experienced two cases of airway obstruction caused by redundancy of artenoid mucosa and report it with review of literatures.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.55-58
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• 2010

Epidermal cyst in the floor of mouth is relatively rare disease. Patients usually present soft and non-tender mass at the midline of mouth floor. Careful history taking and imaging study are needed for the diagnosis and surgical excision is the choice of treatment. We report a case of huge epidermal cyst located in the floor of mouth mimicking plunging ranula, which was successfully removed by transoral surgical excision without any complication. It was diagnosed as an epidermal cyst by pathologic examination.