Osteosarcoma associated with cemento-osseous dysplasia: co-incidence or two related entities?

Background: Osteosarcoma of the jaws is a rare primary malignant tumor of bone. The clinical, radiological and histopathological features of a case associated with cemento-osseous dysplasia is presented.

Case Report: A 57-year-old mixed-race female presented with a large, progressive, swelling of the right mandible.

Radiological spectrum of metastasis to the oral and maxillofacial region.

Objective: Oral and maxillofacial metastasis may be the first indication of an undiscovered malignancy in a significant number of cases. Therefore, the rationale of this article is to highlight the clinical and radiological presentation of metastatic lesions involving the oral and maxillofacial region. This will serve as a reference for clinicians, who may first encounter patients with possible metastatic lesions in this region.

Calcifying odontogenic cysts: A 20-year retrospective clinical and radiological review.

Objective: Calcifying odontogenic cysts (COCs) exhibit diverse clinical behaviours and may be associated with other benign odontogenic tumours. In this study, the clinical and radiological features of COCs were analysed according to subtypes based on the classification by Praetorius et al. Emphasis was placed on cases exhibiting atypical or aggressive radiological appearances.

New insights into the catalytic mechanism of human glycine N-acyltransferase.

Even though the glycine conjugation pathway was one of the first metabolic pathways to be discovered, this pathway remains very poorly characterized. The bi-substrate kinetic parameters of a recombinant human glycine N-acyltransferase (GLYAT, E.C.

Odontogenic myxoma: a clinicopathological study in a South African population.

Background: Odontogenic myxoma is a benign, locally aggressive neoplasm of the jaws. Prevalence rates range between 0.5% and 17.