Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is uncommon but deadly. It is typically presented with fast growing neck mass, hoarseness or dysphagia. We report an extremely rare presentation of ATC in an elderly lady, with expanding ecchymosis involving laryngopharynx, neck and upper chest region, which causing upper airway obstruction. The rarity of presentation and the management dilemma were discussed.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 04 No. 03 July’20 Page : 226-228

Vallecular cysts are usually asymptomatic but they may present with obstructive or irritative symptoms depending on the size at presentation. It is a benign curable disease. The common symptom includes foreign body sensation in the throat, or even dysphagia. We report a case of a healthy young gentleman who presented with sudden onset of odynophagia, which upon diagnostic laryngoscopy showed an intralesional bleeding of a vallecular cyst. After the computed tomography scan confirmed the lesion was no highly vascularized, endoscopic excision was performed. The symptom relieved immediately after the surgery.

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