[Basicervical ectopic goiter associated with a eutopic thyroid gland: a case report]. / Une association d'un goitre ectopique basi-cervical et d'une glande thyroïde eutopique: à propos d'un cas.

Thyroid gland is an endocrine gland playing a major role in energy and phosphocalcic metabolism, among others. It commonly occurs in the anterior cervical and pretracheal region. Ectopic thyroid is quite rare. It is dominated by ectopic basilingual thyroid. We here report the case of a patient with goiter in normal cervical position (eutopic) and ectopic thyroid tissue in basicervical position. Cervicotomy revealed the ectopic nodule and the diagnosis was confirmed by histology. This clinical case illustrates a differential diagnosis of cervical masses.

Gingival metastasis of a breast carcinoma.

We report a case of metastasis to the gingiva of breast carcinoma. The breast tumor was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by a radical mastectomy associated with axillary dissection. The gingival lesion occurred 7 months after surgery; the metastasis was confirmed by a biopsy.

An Unusual Laryngeal Foreign Body in Adult.

The accidental aspiration of a foreign body is a frequent domestic accident among children but a rare occurrence in adults. The laryngeal impaction of a coin is an unusual accident; only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Diagnosis is mostly achieved by clinicoradiological examinations. The authors report an uncommon case of laryngeal impaction of a coin in a 21-year-old patient, presenting with dysphonia without dyspnea or stridor. The extraction was performed by endoscopy.