Ameloblastic carcinoma masquerading as dentigerous cyst of the mandible

Dentigerous Cyst of Mandible: A Rare Case

Actinomyces-associated calcifications in a dentigerous cyst of the mandible.

Actinomyces-associated lesions in the jaw, such as radicular cyst and osteomyelitis, have been reported by many authors. The lesions are caused by infection from peripheral sites and can be seen to contain Actinomyces druses on pathologic examination. To our knowledge, no previous reports have described Actinomyces-associated calcification in the jaw, although the lesions in the jaw often inclu...

Huge Dentigerous Cyst in the Mandible Treated under Local Anesthesia

A case of a dentigerous cyst located in the mandible of a 32year-old male was reported. The patient was consulted to our clinic with complaining discomfort in the retromolar area of the left mandible. Radiographic examination revealed regularly demarcated huge bone resorption in the left molar area. Under local anesthesia, lesion was excised and specimen was sent for pathological examination. M...

Carcinoma prostate masquerading as a hemorrhagic pelvic cyst

A 53 year-old man, with untreated lower urinary tract symptoms for two years was catheterized for acute retention of urine. He had an enlarged, boggy non tender prostate. The transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) revealed a fluid filled cystic mass arising from the prostate and 200cc of hemorrhagic fluid was aspirated. There was no growth on culture of fluid and Xpert® MTB/RIF along with three acid fas...

Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Masquerading as Hemorrhagic Renal Cyst

Renal tumors are the third most common malignancies after prostate and bladder cancers amongst the urologic neoplasms [1]. Renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) account for 85% of all renal epithelial tumors. Clear cell is the most common subtype of RCC, papillary and chromophobe subtypes are the other common histologic subtypes. Here in, we report a case of papillary RCC presenting with hematuria which...