Granulocytic sarcoma presenting as atypical mastoiditis with facial paralysis: description of a case.

We describe a case of temporal granulocytic sarcoma in a 26-year-old patient after apparent molecular remission of an acute myeloid leukaemia. He complained of otodynia with hearing loss and facial paralysis on the right side. He was treated with chemotherapy and self-transplant haematopoietic stem cells.

Latex use as an occlusive membrane for guided bone regeneration.

Latex extracted from Hevea brasiliensis was used as an occlusive membrane for guided bone regeneration. Twenty-four rabbits were divided in two groups: treated and control group. Critical size bone defects (2 cm × 1 cm) were surgically made in the rabbit calvarium.

Severe exophthalmos in trigeminal plexiform neurofibroma involving the orbit and the infratemporal fossa.

Trigeminal plexiform neurofibromas involving the orbit and the infratemporal fossa are rare tumours. An uncommon case of a plexiform neurofibroma of the trigeminal nerve occurring in a 53-year-old female patient with severe cosmetic deformity is reported. The clinical findings, neuroradiographic features, surgical management, postoperative results and follow-up of trigeminal plexiform neurofibromas are reviewed.

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of the temporal bone: a histologically nonmalignant lesion with fatal outcome.

Introduction: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMFT) of the temporal bone is an unusual but distinct clinicopathologic entity.

Case Report: We report the case of a 75-year-old patient with an IMFT located in the temporal bone. Symptoms included VI, X, XI, and XII cranial nerves palsies.

Mandibular Metastasis of a Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast in a Patient who Underwent Bilateral Mastectomy more than 25 Years Earlier.

SUMMARY: BACKGROUND: Metastatic tumors account for less than 1% of all malignant tumors occurring in the oral cavity. CASE REPORT: The clinical case of a 94-year-old patient with a mandibular tumor is reported here. The patient had undergone bilateral mastectomy more than 25 years before.