RESUMO
We present a case of a twelve year old child with a eosinophilic granuloma of the temporal bone. The eosinophilic granuloma is the most frecuent and most benign form of the histiocytosis of the Langerhans cells. The frecuency of the othological manifestations of this condition varies between 15-60 percent and radiologically, the images are characterized by litho-lesions with sharp edges. The diagnosis is histological and the treatment includes surgical intervention accompanied by inter-lesion corticoid-therapy and/or radiotherapy.
Assuntos
Granuloma Eosinófilo , Osso Temporal , Anti-Inflamatórios/administração & dosagem , Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/administração & dosagem , Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/uso terapêutico , Biópsia , Criança , Terapia Combinada , Curetagem , Granuloma Eosinófilo/diagnóstico por imagem , Granuloma Eosinófilo/patologia , Granuloma Eosinófilo/radioterapia , Granuloma Eosinófilo/cirurgia , Seguimentos , Humanos , Ibuprofeno/administração & dosagem , Ibuprofeno/uso terapêutico , Injeções Intralesionais , Masculino , Metilprednisolona/administração & dosagem , Metilprednisolona/uso terapêutico , Dosagem Radioterapêutica , Osso Temporal/diagnóstico por imagem , Osso Temporal/patologia , Osso Temporal/cirurgia , Fatores de Tempo , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios XRESUMO
The Papillary carcinoma is the most frequent neoplasic tumour of the thyroid gland. It accounts for 70-75% of all malignant thyroid tumours. In 80-90% of cases it presents as a slow-growing single thyroid node. Nevertheless, in 10-26% of cases, the initial presentation is a lateral neck mass without palpable thyroid mass. We present the case of a 67 year- old patient who attended to the ENT out-patient clinic with a lateral neck mass which had been growing slowly over the course of number of years.