Publications by authors named "Jihong Kong"
Non-ossifying fibroma of the mandible in a 4-year-old child: A rare case and review of the literature.
SAGE Open Med Case Rep
August 2023
Article Synopsis
- Non-ossifying fibromas are rare bone lesions typically found in children's long bones, but an unusual case was reported in a 4-year-old boy's mandible with no pain reported.
- Imaging revealed a clear osteolytic area in the right mandible, and lab tests for calcium and related hormones came back normal.
- Microscopic analysis showed characteristic spindle-shaped cells and foam cells without any bone formation, highlighting the need to distinguish these fibromas from other similar lesions.
Objective: To assess spontaneous and stimulated secretion of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) by peritoneal macrophages in women with and without endometriosis.
Design: Macrophages were isolated from the peritoneal fluid and cultured for different periods of time (6, 20, and 44 hours) without any stimulation to determine spontaneous secretion of MCP-1 and MIF. Macrophages were also exposed to 1 microg/mL lipopolysaccharide for 6 hours to evaluate the stimulated secretion of these cytokines.