We present a case of an 82-year-old lady with recurrent swelling and a history of intermittent stridor who subsequetly developed a contusion over her lower neck and upper chest. The patient collapsed on her way to have to have a CT scan and died 24 hours later of a leaking aortic aneurysen. At initial presentation the complete resolution of poorly localizing symptoms and signs almost allowed her discharge from hospital.

Polycustic disease of salivary glands is a rare condition which hitherto has been reported only glands. We report a case in which and accessory salivary gland had evidence of plycystic disease.

A case of a low grade chondrosarcoma of the cricoid cartilage which had been diagnosed intially as a chondroma is presented. The tumour reurred twice after limited surgical resections. Total laryngectomy was inecvitable due to near total involvement of the cricoid cartilage and subsequent histological examination revealed a low grade chondrosacroma. We have discussed in brief, the diagnosis and treatment of chondrosarcomas of the larynx and support the view of consecutive surgical managaement of low grade tumours as they are slow growing and metastates are infequent. A total laryngectomy may be reserved for salvage or primarily when more than half of the cricoid cartilage needs to be resected.

Histologicalgrading reveals the biological behaviour of the tumour and CT scans help in planning the surgery. A regular follow-up is necessary for early detection of recurrences and metastases.