Cutaneous metastasis of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a well documented complication. It is often present at presentation, or may be occult and appear as nodules following treatment with…
Objectives: To evaluate and analyze complications and flap failure after ablative surgery for the head and neck cancer. Material and method: Patients treated with primary surgery for head and neck…
Objectives: Conservative parotidectomy has been for several decades an effective and well-established technique for the treatment of benign parotid gland tumor. But one of the annoying complications of parotidectomy is…
Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of radiofrequency coblation used in oral surgery. Materials and methods: From July 2008 to October 2010, 34 patients with oral lesions or tumors underwent local…
The parapharyngeal space harbors 0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms. The surgical approach is the primary difficulty during these tumors resection once superiorly the access becomes more restricted by…
Introduction: The calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT), also known as “Pindborg tumor”, is a benign odontogenic neoplasm that can be locally aggressive in nature and accounts for 0.4–3% of all…
Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological character of polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) and reasons of its misdiagnosis. Methods: Nine cases ultimately diagnosed as PLGA in recent years were retrieved from the…
The most common malignancy of the oral cavity is the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). P53 gene is commonly mutated tumor suppressor gene in human tumors. The aim was to…
F-18-2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) is widely used tracer in PET imaging, and it allows to observe the metabolic increase in tumor cells. Recently, combined PET and CT is used to identify the…
Introduction: Odontogenic myxoma is a rare benign neoplasm of controversial origin. It has been reported to account for varying percentages of odontogenic tumours. Some authors have documented it as a…
