Pregnancy is considered as a risk factor for development, severity, and complications of odontogenic infections. Without adequate treatment, the infection can spread and threaten both the mother's and the foetus lives. We aim to analyze the predisposing factors, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of cervico-facial cellulitis during pregnancy, through a descriptive retrospective study conducted at oral and maxillofacial surgery department of Mohamed VI university hospital center at Marrakesh, between June 2017 and June 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Malignant schwannomas or neurofibrosarcomas are rare nerve tumors of unknown etiology. These neoplasms are highly aggressive with a marked propensity for local recurrence and metastatic spread. Their management continues to be a challenge for pathologists and surgeons.
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April 2015
Introduction: Isolated fractures of the zygomatic arch (IFZA) are common in maxillofacial emergencies. They usually require a closed reduction. Several reduction techniques have been proposed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 49 years old man, with a history of aggression at the age of 18 years by a pair of scissors, who consulted for unilateral migraine headaches look straight. Paraclinical explorations concluded that trauma to anterior pituitary by a metallic foreign body from the right nostril to the sella, responsible for panhypopituitarism and sinusitis. The headaches are frequent causes of consultation, often treated symptomatically but rarely explored.
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November 2013
Introduction: A mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a malignant salivary gland tumor. Its primitive intraosseous maxillary localization is rare. We report a case with a difficult diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydrocystoma is a benign tumor whose development involves the sudoriferous eccrine or apocrine glands. We report the case of a giant apocrine hydrocystoma in a 70-year-old female diabetic patient. The tumor's natural progression over 10 years and its volume caused significant functional and aesthetic damage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe plantar tumors of soft tissues are rare and are characterized by their slow and asymptomatic evolution, which delays their diagnosis. The authors report an exceptional case of plantar foot lipoma. The diagnosis was suspected by magnetic resonance imagery, which represents the technique of choice for the investigation of soft tissue tumors of the foot.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObservation: A 64-year-old woman with a history of cholangiocarcinoma, presented with painful cheek-swelling and ulcerated lesion of the lower jaw. There were lytic bone lesions of the mandible. Histological examination revealed cholangiocarcinoma metastasis.
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