2 UNUSUAL CASES OF A FOREIGN-BODY IN THE ORAL CAVITY CAUSED BY EATINGRAW SQUID

Foreign bodies are often encountered by otolaryngologisls, but the ora l cavity is considered a place where foreign bodies are rare because o f its structural and functional features. We here present 2 cases with a foreign body in the oral cavity resulting from eating raw squid. In one of these 2 cases endoscopic examination revealed a gastric foreig n body. The foreign bodies in the oral cavity were removed using force ps, together with surrounding mucous membrane. These foreign bodies we re identified as sperm bulbs and discharging tube of sogittated calama ry (Todarodes pacificus Steenstrup). Larva migrans of anisakiasis are to be differentiated from sperm bulbs; it is important to distinguish between the shape and size of the foreign body in our cases. If sperm bulbs are stuck in the oral cavity, it is necessary to remove them com pletely to ensure that inflammation is prevented. We stress the import ance of checking not only anisakiasis but also sperm bulbs in humans w ho like eating raw squid.