Giant cell tumor is locally aggressive primary benign neoplasm of bone with tendency of frequent recurrence, metastasis and malignant transformation. Because of the rarity of the disease involving mandible, no definite treatment guideline is established. Surgical treatment is the treatment of choice for giant cell tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Myringoplasty is a surgical procedure performed to repair tympanic membrane perforation which can be performed either using a microscope or an endoscope. The aim of this study is to compare the graft uptake, hearing outcome and operative time of endoscopic myringoplasty (EM) versus microscopic myringoplasty (MM) by underlay cartilage island graft technique.
Subjects And Methods: In this prospective comparative study of sixty patients divided into two equal groups with small to medium sized tympanic membrane perforation were included.
Giant parathyroid adenoma (GPA) is a large tumor weighing more than 3.5 g but can weigh as much as 110 g as compared to parathyroid adenomas which usually weigh in the vicinity of 1 g and measure around 1-2 cm. These mainly present with primary hyperparathyroidism.
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