Cementoblastoma is a benign odontogenic mesenchymal tumor characterized by cementum production. Cementoblastoma is considered a relatively rare neoplasm with a predilection to the posterior region of the mandible. The main clinical differential diagnoses include hypercementosis, cemento-osseous dysplasia, condensing osteitis, idiopathic osteosclerosis, osteoblastoma, odontoma, and osteosarcoma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlunging ranulas are rare retention pseudocysts of the major salivary glands, most often of the sublingual gland, and usually occur in individuals from the first to the sixth decade of life with female predominance. Given their similar location and physical and imaging characteristics to thyroglossal cysts, distinguishing the two lesions is often a differential diagnostic dilemma even for the experienced physician. This case report presents a 42-year-old man for whom a preliminary diagnosis of a thyroglossal duct cyst was made based on a physical examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis case report presents a 59-year-old female patient with mandibular gingival metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid part of the colon, who underwent radical colectomy with simultaneous hysterectomy involving and left oophorectomy (due to tumor involvement) eight years ago. Because of metastatic spread to the liver, a partial left lateral lobectomy was performed, and because of a metastatic lesion in the left adrenal gland, the latter was excised and a partial resection of the left kidney was performed. The patient was given a number of courses of chemotherapy, target therapy, and immunotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Despite the constant development of medicine and the increasing accessibility to medical specialists, in the first quarter of the 21 century, odontogenic abscesses remain one of the leading causes of emergency hospitalization in maxillofacial surgery clinics. Because of the serious and lethal complications that this type of suppurative infection can lead to if not treated promptly, there is a need for constant updating of the knowledge of its origin, which is precisely what is addressed in this original article. Materials and methods It reports on a retrospective study conducted over a five-year period (2018-2023), during which 705 patients aged 18 years and older with a confirmed diagnosis of odontogenic soft tissue abscess of the head and neck underwent emergency surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCongenital abnormalities in the development of the thyroglossal duct are a common pathology in the pediatric population. The exact frequency of hemiagenesis of the thyroid gland is not known because the condition is rarely manifested clinically and is almost always discovered incidentally. Papillary carcinoma of thyroglossal cysts is relatively uncommon, has a good prognosis if promptly detected and treated and occurs mainly in adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIf diagnosed early, prostate cancer (PCa) has a good prognosis and an excellent five-year survival rate. However, this favorable behavior can be drastically worsened by the presence of another synchronous or metachronous higher-grade malignancy. In the current case report, we present and analyze a 76-year-old patient who underwent radical prostatectomy because of prostate gland adenocarcinoma, diagnosed on needle biopsy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a rare clinical case of a 64-year-old patient with a pigmented lesion localized in the left buccal mucosa. Subjective complaints of slight pain and discomfort in the process of eating and increased sensitivity when consuming hot food were reported. According to the information provided by the patient, the lesion had progressively increased in size.
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