Human salivary gland stem/progenitor cells remain dormant even after irradiation.

Progressive loss of salivary gland function occurs in most patients undergoing head and neck radiotherapy. It is unclear whether adult salivary gland tissue contains stem/progenitor cells. In this study, we used a colony assay to clarify the presence of stem/progenitor cells in adult submandibular glands after irradiation.

Osteosynthesis and simultaneous irregular trifocal distraction osteogenesis for segmental mandibular defect after tumor ablative surgery: a case report.

Objective: This paper describes a case of secondary mandibular bone reconstruction performed to place dental implants. Osteosynthesis and simultaneous irregular trifocal distraction osteogenesis were documented.

Patient: The patient was a 51-year-old man with recurrent ameloblastoma of the mandible.

Salivary duct carcinoma in the mandible: a case report.

Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is a distinctive and aggressive neoplasm. The most frequent site of origin is the parotid gland, followed by the submandibular gland. SDC originating in the minor salivary glands, particularly in the ectopic glands within the mandible, is extremely rare.

Gene mutation analysis and immunohistochemical study of beta-catenin in odontogenic tumors.

In the present study the significance of nuclear/cytoplasmic expression of beta-catenin (CTNNB1) and mutation of the CTNNB1 gene (CTNNB1) in odontogenic tumors was examined. Six ameloblastomas (five follicular ameloblastomas and one plexiform ameloblastoma) and three malignant odontogenic tumors (one metastasizing ameloblastoma, one ameloblastic carcinoma, and one primary intraosseous odontogenic carcinoma) were investigated for CTNNB1 expression and CTNNB1 mutation. Immunohistochemically, all follicular ameloblastomas and one primary intraosseous odontogenic carcinoma exhibited focal and moderate nuclear/cytoplasmic expression of CTNNB1, whereas the plexiform ameloblastoma and the remaining two malignant odontogenic tumors had entirely membranous expression.

Desmoplastic ameloblastoma featuring basal cell ameloblastoma: a case report.

The desmoplastic ameloblastoma is a histological variant of ameloblastoma. The neoplastic epithelial islands seen in desmoplastic ameloblastoma are small and ameloblastic cells are rare. Basal cell ameloblastoma is also a rare variant of ameloblastoma, in which the tumor is composed of more primitive cells and has even fewer features of peripheral palisading.