Oral sarcoidosis aiding in diagnosis of underlying systemic disease.

Sarcoidosis is a chronic, multisystemic, granulomatous disease of unknown aetiology characterised by the formation of non-caseating granuloma. It shows slight female predominance and has a bimodal age distribution. Lungs, skin, eye and liver are commonly affected.

Rhabdomyosarcoma involving maxilla mimicking gingival enlargement: A diagnostic challenge.

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare, rapidly growing, highly aggressive malignant neoplasm, originating from undifferentiated mesenchymal cells that retain their ability to differentiate into skeletal muscle. It mainly affects children, accounts for <1% of all adult malignancies and has varied clinical presentations. The head and neck region accounts for 35%-40% of all RMS cases, of which 10%-12% cases involve the oral cavity.

Oral condyloma acuminatum in a 75-year-old geriatric patient.

Condyloma acuminatum (CA) is a human papillomavirus-induced sexually transmitted disease which is characterised by epithelial proliferation in the genital region, perianal region, oral cavity and larynx. It was first reported by Knapp and Uohara in 1967. The disease is more common in children and teenagers and appears as solitary or multiple, pinkish, sessile papules or plaques with pebbled surface or as pedunculated papillary lesions.