The importance of clinical and radiological findings for the definitive histopathologic diagnosis of benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws: Study of 276 cases.

Purpose: Benign fibro-osseous lesions (BFOLs) are heterogeneous intraosseous disease processes sharing overlapping histopathologic features and demonstrate a wide range of biological behavior. The aim of this study is to highlight the importance of clinical and radiological findings for the definitive histopathologic diagnosis of benign fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws.

Materials And Methods: This is a cross-sectional retrospective study evaluating the three main groups of BFOLs: Cemento-osseous dysplasia, ossifying fibromas, and fibrous dysplasia.

Evaluation of the osteopontin in oral peripheral and central giant cell granuloma.

Aim: Peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) and central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) of the jaws are benign proliferations of spindle-shaped mesenchymal cells and multinucleated giant cells. Despite the histopathologic similarities, they have markedly different clinical behavior. PGCG shows low recurrence rate whereas CGCG shows a variable clinical behavior ranging from nonaggressive lesions to aggressive lesions characterizing by pain, rapid growth, and high recurrence rate.

Glandular Odontogenic Cyst: Case Series.

Glandular odontogenic cyst (GOC) is an uncommon and aggressive jaw cyst with a high recurrence rate. It may grow into a large size. Diagnosis of the cyst is challenging since it may be confused with some other jaw cysts and malignancies.

Cavernous lymphangioma of the tongue in an adult: a case report.

Lymphangioma is a benign hamartomatous lesion caused by congenital malformation of the lymphatic system. This benign tumor is detected most commonly at birth or in early childhood but rarely in adults. On clinical examination, most lymphangiomas contain clear lymph fluid, but some may present as transparent vesicles containing red blood cells due to hemorrhage.

Odontogenic lesions in a pediatric population: Review of the literature and presentation of 745 cases.

Objectives: Pediatric odontogenic lesions are rare clinical entities and are not well addressed in the otolaryngology literature. Knowledge of the biologic and clinical behavior of these lesions and their basic features such as location and age are key aspects for otolaryngologists in developing an early clinical differential diagnosis, such that they can provide adequate treatment.

Methods: Six thousand histologically-diagnosed odontogenic lesions from a 40-year period were reviewed.

Uncommon benign tumour of the skin: infraorbital pilomatricoma.

Pilomatricoma is a relatively rare tumour of the skin derived from primitive basal cells of epidermis that differentiate into hair matrix cells. It comprises approximately 1% of all benign skin tumours. The most common sites for pilomatricomas are the head, neck and upper extremities.

Frank-ter Haar syndrome--additional findings?

Frank-ter Haar syndrome is a genetic disease that is transmitted by autosomal recessive pattern with characteristic features such as megalocornea or glaucoma, a prominent coccyx, heart defects, developmental delays, brachycephaly, a wide anterior fontanel, finger flexion deformities, full cheeks and micrognathia. Dentomaxillofacial features of this syndrome are not well documented in the literature. We present of a 21-year-old male with Frank-ter Haar syndrome and some features that may be linked with this syndrome not reported before in the literature.

Familial gigantiform cementoma with Ehlers - Danlos syndrome: A report of 2 cases.

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an autosomal dominant hereditary disorder of connective tissue, while familial gigantiform cementoma is a condition that usually manifests as multiple radiopaque cementum-like masses throughout the jaws. This case report discusses the oral management and prosthetic rehabilitation of two patients presenting familial gigantiform cementoma with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.

Odontogenic and nonodontogenic cysts in Istanbul: analysis of 5088 cases.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of 5088 odontogenic and nonodontogenic cysts over a 40-year period in the Turkish population and to compare results with findings in the literature.

Methods: The records of odontogenic and nonodontogenic cysts, occurring during 1971 to 2010, were collected and analyzed for anatomic site, age range, and sex distribution.

Results: Among 5088 odontogenic and nonodontogenic cyst biopsies, 5003 cases (98.

Clinical and histopathological investigation of odontomas: review of the literature and presentation of 160 cases.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the clinical and histopathologic aspects of different types of odontomas.

Materials And Methods: One hundred sixty odontoma cases sent to the Institute of Oncology, Department of Tumor Pathology, Istanbul University from 1971 through 2010 were investigated. These tumors were compared by age of patient, gender of patient, localization, histopathologic type, clinical diagnosis, and clinical and microscopic features.

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the rectum.

Background: Primary rectal lymphoma is a very uncommon disease, therefore, it has received little attention in the literature. Because of their rarity, rectal lymphomas are generally included in the group of large intestine lymphomas.

Case Report: We report here a case of primary rectal B-cell lymphoma in a 67-year-old woman.