Pemphigus vulgaris in oral cavity: clinical analysis of 71 cases.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the clinical presentation of pemphigus vulgaris in the oral cavity.

Study Design: A retrospective study of 71 cases of pemphigus vulgaris obtained over a period of 7 years from 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2007 in the Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College and Department of Dermatology, Government Medical College, Calicut was designed. Clinical details such as age, sex, intraoral distribution, extent of oral lesions, oral presentation, duration, oral involvement (whether primary or secondary) and mode of onset were noted from the files of corresponding Departments.

A retrospective analysis of gingival biopsied lesions in South Indian population: 2001-2006.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to analyze the frequency and distribution of gingival lesions in South Indian population.

Study Design: A retrospective study of 244 cases of gingival biopsies obtained over a period of 6 years from 1st January 2001 to 31st December 2006 in the Department of Oral Pathology, Government Dental College, Calicut was designed. The lesions were classified into neoplastic lesions and nonneoplastic lesions.

Primary intraosseous adenoid cystic carcinoma of the mandible with lung metastasis: a case report.

Intraosseous adenoid cystic carcinoma is an extremely rare neoplasm with only 17 cases reported previously. A case of primary intraosseous adenoid cystic carcinoma of the mandible with lung metastasis in a 45-year-old man is reported, together with a brief review of the literature.