Ameloblastoma (AM) is considered one of the most common lesions of odontogenic origin. Although it is always considered as benign neoplasm, ameloblastic carcinoma (AC) represents its malignant counterpart. It is characterized by the expansion of jaws, rapid growth, and a perforated cortex with well-defined unilocular/multilocular radiolucent lesions.
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March 2023
The treatment of cancer has remarkably improved because of increased knowledge of the abnormalities at the molecular level, which results in human cancer growth. This has initiated the development of ever more successful as well as effective targeted cancer therapies. Detection of cancer is diagnosed basically by performing routine biopsy/cytology, which has many drawbacks.
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September 2012
With this article we present our initial experience with interventional sialendoscopy of the parotid duct for the parotid calculi. We carried out a prospective study of patients of parotid calculi in a tertiary referral centre. Diagnostic and interventional sialendoscopy was performed in five cases of parotid calculi.
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