Background: Mandible can be the site of benign or malignant lesions of different origins, including odontogenic and non-odontogenic lesions. Cartilage-forming tumors have been rarely reported at this site. Chondrosarcoma is a rare malignant cartilage-producing neoplasm that is extremely rare in the mandible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAneurysmal bone cyst is a non-neoplastic lesion consisting of blood filled sinusoidal spaces that expand from the affected bone. The most common locations of aneurysmal bone cysts are the metaphysis of long bones, followed by flat bones. Only 2% of all are found in the head and neck area, with mandible and maxilla being the most frequent sites involved, involvement of the ethmoidal bone is extremely rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOphthalmological manifestations of Von Recklinghausen disease are rare. Only a few cases have been reported in the international literature. We here report the case of a patient with pulsatile exophthalmos revealing spheno-orbital agenesis associated with Von Recklinghausen's disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPortal vein aneurysms are extremely rare, less than 200 cases have been reported until late 2015. They are defined as a portal vein diameter exceeding 19 mm for cirrhotic patients and 15 mm in normal livers. Most patients are asymptomatic, but complications may occur.
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