Schwannomas are benign, encapsulated and slow-growing nerve sheath tumours arising from Schwann cells. The schwannoma arising from the cervical sympathetic chain (SCSC) is a very rare tumour. It usually presents as a slow growing, painless and asymptomatic neck mass, hence preoperative clinical diagnosis is difficult. …
Congenital cholesteatoma is a rare lesion resulting from failed involution of epidermoid rest cells, which take part in the formation of the mucosa of the middle ear cleft during embryonic development. We report the first case report of a large congenital hypotympanic cholesteatoma with extension to the jugular foramen …
A 55 years old male, a chronic smoker and a known diabetic was presented to the outpatient department, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital with complaints of change in voice, difficulty in swallowing and breathing for one month duration. The patient had minimal inspiratory stridor and flexible laryngoscopy showed a sloug …
Foreign body aspiration is a relatively commonly encountered emergency in the pediatric age group. Foreign body can get lodge at any site from supraglottis to the terminal bronchioles. The removal of nasal foreign body in the pediatric age group particularly those lodged posteriorly should always be attempted under gen …