Background: Nucleostemin (NS) has been reported essential for maintenance of normal and cancer stem cell properties. However, the impacts of NS on malignant phenotype of OSCC and prognosis of patients…
Background and objectives: TNM classification and grading describe tumourbiological parameters of the oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) only incompletely. In solid malignancies the influence of immunological parameters on invasiveness, metastatic…
Introduction: Verrucous carcinoma (VC) is an epitelial malignant tumour that can occur in skin and mucosa. The etiopathogenesis of this entity remains unclear although tobacco (smokable and chewed), alcohol, virus…
Background and objectives: The incidence of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in young (less than 40 years of age) and elderly (over 80 years of age) patients is rising. However,…
Background and objectives: Gorlin syndrome is an autosomal dominant, inherited cancer disease with a rare incidence. Diagnostic features are frequently missing in young patients, making the recognition difficult. The presence…
Introduction: Odontogenic keratocyst tumour (OKT) is a benign pathology. Affects more mandibule than maxilla. Usually asymptomatic, their finding is commonly radiographic. Two cases are described. Case 1: Male with radiographic…
Objective: The aim of the current study was to investigate the predictive value of standardized uptake value(SUV) measured by (18)F-FDG PET for regional lymph nodes (rLN) metastasis in patients with…
We report the case of an odontogenic carcionsarcoma in a 9 year old girl. The tumour destroyed both buccal and lingual cortices of the right mandible. A mandibulectomy was performed,…
Background and objectives: The use of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLN) has evolved greatly in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). During the past few years,…
Background and objective: A keratocystic odontogenic tumour (KCOT) is considered a benign neoplasm of odontogenic origin which may present an aggressive and infiltrative behavior leading to high recurrence rates. To…
