Tuberculosis of the oral cavity is a rare entity, often secondary to pulmonary localization. This article reports a case of palatine tonsil tuberculosis, indicative of miliary pulmonary tuberculosis, in a 40-year-old patient who has as history of an actif smoking, alcoholism, wit...
Muco-squamous cell carcinoma is a rarely localized tumour in the cavum. Its therapeutic characteristics and prognostic factors remain unclear given the limited number of cases reported in the literature. The purpose of our work is to study the clinical, therapeutic and prognostic...
Hemangiopéricytoma (HP) is a rare, slow growing intranasal vascular tumour. Initially not very symptomatic, it is difficult to diagnose. The clinician should be alerted by a persistent unilateral nasal symptomatology and by the endoscopic appearance of a gray polypoid tumor. The...
Introduction: Vernet, Collet-Sicard, and Villaret syndromes are rare; they affect the pathways of certain cranial nerves and may result in impaired tongue movement. The causes are diverse. Patients with this disorder may experience changes in tongue activity and function, dysphon...
Ossifying fibroma (OF) is a rare fibro‑ osseous lesion that occurs mainly in the cranio-facial bones, found more in the mandible than maxilla. It is characterized by fibrous connective tissue matrix with varying amount of osteoid, mature and immature bone. This benign bone tumor...
Introduction: Kaposi's sarcoma is a common malignancy in HIV patients. The ENT manifestation of Kaposi's sarcoma is rare and constitutes a factor of poor prognosis. it is a mesenchymal proliferative process of cells of the blood and lymphatic systems, which is induced by viral gr...
It is estimated that up to 20% of TB cases involve extrapulmonary organs [1]. In the field of otolaryngology, cervical lymphadenitis is the most common disease, accounting for 95% of otolaryngology cases. All other sites, such as the larynx, nasal passages, nasopharynx, pharynx,...
Eagle’s syndrome,also khown as stylohyoid complex syndrome, is a rare facial pain syndrome characterised by pain orofacial, a sensation of a foreign body in the region of the tonsil lodge with irritation of the ipsilateral lateropharyngeal wall, linked to an abnormal enlargement...
Objective: To describe a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the external auditory canal without bone lysis. Presentation of the Case: A 60-year-old female patient presented to our department with a stenotic mass in the external auditory canal that was progressively increasing in...
Tuberculosis of the middle ear is rare. Its diagnosis is often late. We report the case of a 12-year-old child with chronic left otitis resistant to conventional medical treatment, evolving since the age of 5 years, complicated by cophosis and left facial paralysis. Computed tomo...
Arachnoid cysts represent 1% of all intracranial lesions [1]. They can be localized at the level of the posterior fossa. These cysts are usually asymptomatic. But they can sometimes be responsible for a variety of nonspecific symptoms such as headache and dizziness [2]. We presen...
F. EL Mourabit, C. Rsaissi, M. Loudghiri, W. Bijou, Y. Oukessou, S. Rouadi, R. Abada, M. Roubal & M. Mahtar·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2024
Objective: Lymph node metastases in laryngeal cancer are an important prognostic factor. The aim of our work is to determine the incidence of subclinical lymph node metastases in laryngeal cancer, their therapeutic and prognostic impact, the lymph node territories involved and th...
Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF) is an uncommon benign tumor of chondroid, myxoid and fibrous tissues. It is a rare bone tumor found mainly in long bones, so its presence at the base of the skull is particularly rare. The presence of monoclonal gammopathy of minor significance (MGUS)...
Nowadays, ENT surgeons perform surgical treatment of spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak, with endonasal endoscopy being preferred to craniotomy as less invasive. Nevertheless, it is frequently the sign of the underlying idiopathic intracranial hypertension, which is outsi...
Laghsene Loubna, Touaiher W. S Elouahab, M. Lahjaouj, M. Loudghiri, W. Bijou, Y. Oukessou, S. Rouadi, R. Abada, M. Roubal & M Mahtar·Asian Journal of Research in Surgery·2026
Lingual schwannoma is an uncommon benign tumour arising from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. Its occurrence at the tip of the tongue is rare, and its clinical and radiological features may overlap with benign, vascular, or malignant oral cavity lesions. This case re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrs/2026/v9i2416
H. Benghaleb, A. Chraibi, M. Lahjaouej, M. Loudghiri, W. Bijou, Y. Oukessou, S. Rouadi, R. Abada, M. Roubal & M. Mahtar·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2026
Background: Ganglioneuroma is a rare benign neuroblastic tumour arising from mature ganglion cells of the sympathetic nervous system. Cervical involvement is uncommon, particularly in very young children, and may be difficult to recognise preoperatively because of its slow growth...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i2850
S. Tarek, W. Touiaher, M. Lhajaouj, M. Loudghiri, W. Bijou, Y. Oukessou, S. Rouadi, R. L. Abada, M. Roubal & M. Mahtar·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2026
Aim: Foreign body-related otomastoiditis is uncommon in children and may be difficult to diagnose when the inserted material is non-metallic, unwitnessed, and concealed by inflammatory tissue. This report describes an occult textile foreign body presenting as refractory otomastoi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2026/v9i2846
Othmane Naanani, I. Larhrabli, F. EL Mourabit, M. Loudghiri, W. Bijou, Y. Oukessou, S. Rouadi, R.L. Abada, M. Roubal & M. Mahtar·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2025
Osteosarcoma is a rare tumor, originates from primitive bone-forming mesenchymal cells, represents the most common primary bone malignancy. We present an exceptionally rare case of vomer osteosarcom, confirmed by histological analysis. Treatment primarily involved complete resect...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2025/v8i1606
Othmane Naanani, I. Larhrabli, F.El Mourabit, M. Loudghiri, W. Bijou, Y. Oukessou, S. Rouadi, R.L. Abada, M. Roubal & M. Mahtar·Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery·2025
Pleomorphic adenoma is a common benign tumor found in the major salivary glands and can also originate from accessory salivary glands. Here, we present an exceptionally rare case of pleomorphic adenoma arising from the infratemporal space, confirmed by histological analysis. Trea...
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Research Article10.9734/ajcrs/2025/v8i1605
There are very few primary malignant tumours of the external auditory canal, and adenoid cystic carcinoma is an extremely rare tumour. The majority of patients present with severe or dull unilateral pain, reduced hearing, and a mass in the external ear. Accounting for around 5%....