Jaw cysts diagnosed in an Italian population over a 20-year period.

Background: Cysts of the jaws (JCs) are an important topic of oral pathology, but few epidemiological data are present in the literature, in particular about the potential of recurrence. The aim of this study was to describe a case series of JCs from a single institution, evaluating the frequency, the site, the age distribution, and the percentage of recurrence of all types of JCs.

Methods: All JCs present in the histological records of the Section of Anatomic Pathology of the University of Bologna at Bellaria Hospital from 1992 to 2012 were retrieved.

Clinicopathologic parameters related to recurrence and locoregional metastasis in 180 oral squamous cell carcinomas.

Lymph node metastasis (LNm), local recurrence (LR), and second primary tumor (SPT) after primary surgery for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) have been considered poor prognostic entities in terms of survival rate. The purpose of this study was to identify the clinicopathologic parameters significantly related to LNm, LR, and SPT. Records from 180 patients who underwent radical surgery for OSCC were retrospectively reviewed.

Pleomorphic adenoma of the palate.

Pleomorphic adenoma, is the most common tumor (50%) of the major and minor salivary glands. Seventy percent of the tumors of the minor salivary glands are pleomorphic adenomas, and the most common intraoral site is the palate, followed by the upper lip and buccal mucosa. Pleomorphic adenoma appears as a painless firm mass and, in most cases, does not cause ulceration of the overlying mucosa.

Integrated reconstructive strategies for treating the anophthalmic orbit.

Introduction: Anophthalmia may be congenital or acquired. Congenital anophthalmia refers to any orbit that contains a severely hypoplastic eye at birth (microphthalmia), or a complete absence of the globe due to failure of optic vesicle formation. In both those cases the aim of surgery is to stimulate adequate orbital growth.

Frontobasilar fractures in children.

Object: Forehead, anterior cranial base and orbito-naso-ethmoidal fractures, combined with brain injuries and dural tears, constitute a frequent pattern of injury in infants and children less than 5 years of age when major anterior craniofacial trauma occurs. Fractures of the orbital roof, despite the common blow-out floor fractures, are considered uncommon events. In children younger than 7 years this pattern of fracture may be a consequence of nonpneumatized frontal sinuses.