Our patient was a 39-year-old Chinese man with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) presenting initially with right upper cervical lymphadenopathy. He was treated primarily with a...

Ingested foreign bodies are a common condition in the practice of Otolaryngology. In particular, there is no doubt a greater tendency in the local...

Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is now the gold-standard examination for the exclusion of acoustic schwannomas or other posterior fossa tumours. We retrospectively reviewed...

For a number of years, transantral orbital decompression formed the mainstay of surgical treatment of thyroid-related orbitopathy. The goal of this and several subsequently-described...

Tracheal tube suctioning is frequently performed in critically ill patients. This procedure often results in dissemination of droplets from the patient’s respiratory tract with...

A 53-year-old man with a history of hypertension and asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome was admitted to the hospital for an elective uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, tonsillectomy and bilateral...

A 16-year-old boy, with a background history of beta-thalassaemia intermedia, splenectomy and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, was referred to our otolaryngological clinic for right otalgia following...

Laryngectomised patients have been shown to have significant physical and psychosocial problems. These relate not only to respiratory symptoms but also psychological symptoms such...

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is characterised by a cessation of normal oronasal airflow for 10 seconds or longer, and repetitive closure of the upper...

Thyroglossal duct cysts are the most common nonodontogenic cysts that occur in the neck. They can be complicated by infections and fistulae. This article is...

The solitary thyroid nodule is a common clinical finding in the Otolaryngology practice. Although most lesions are ultimately shown to be benign, the management...

It was the late Dr BM Johns, a general surgeon, a New Zealander and Head of Surgical Unit “B” Singapore General Hospital (SGH), who...

Candidates for cochlear implantation undergo a thorough audiological and medical assessment. The audiological assessment is done to ensure that these candidates who have bilateral...

Isolated infection of the sphenoid sinus is uncommon. It usually occurs in conjunction with infection of the other paranasal sinuses. Acute isolated sphenoid sinusitis...

The histopathology of salivary gland tumours is extremely varied and complex. Amongst the epithelial neoplasms alone, at least 9 different adenomas and 17 different...

A 52-year-old female was diagnosed with well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon in 1999. An anterior resection was performed followed by adjuvant chemotherapy for...

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), also known as Forestier’s disease, is a non-inflammatory enthesopathy of unknown etiology. Affecting predominantly men, it results in flowing,...

A 71-year-old female developed several episodes of intermittent bleeding from the mouth with an underlying history of foreign body sensation in the throat for...

It has been nearly 3 decades since tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) with valve prosthesis placement was first introduced as an alternative means of achieving voice...

What do you see in the image? a) Deviated posterior nasal septum b) Nasopharyngeal tumour c) Rhinolith with mucous plug d) Bilateral choanal atresia e) Nasal pyriform aperture stenosis This...

Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) lies in close proximity with the thyroid gland. Thus, thyroid diseases, mainly the malignant ones, tend to cause irreversible recurrent...

Submandibular masses are common presenting complaints in the outpatient setting. The differential diagnosis of a submandibular mass lesion can be salivary gland pathology, lymph...

Dear Editor, The buccal space is an infrequently addressed fascial space of the head and neck region. Intrinsic tumours of the buccal space are...

As presentation of COVID-19 may mimic that of bacterial pneumonia, antibiotics are often prescribed. Concerns regarding overuse of antibiotics are now being raised particularly...