Lipoma is a rare benign tumor of adipose tissue in the oral cavity. It accounts for 1 to 4% of benign neoplasms affecting predominantly the buccal mucosa, floor of mouth and tongue. We report a case of intraoral lipoma in buccal mucosa. The clinical presentation is a painless yellowish mass. The usual lesions consist of a well circumscribed, lobulated mass of mature fat cells. In other situatio...

OBJECTIVE To compare the degree of keratinization of buccal mucosa between nonsmoking menstruating and postmenopausal women without oral complaints whose iron status was established. STUDY DESIGN Samples collected from 26 nonsmoking, regularly menstruating women (mean age, 26 years) and 18 nonsmoking, postmenopausal women without oral complaints (mean age, 57 years) were stained according to ...

Reconstruction of long-segment tracheal defects requires a vascularized allograft. We report successful tracheal allotransplantation after indirect revascularization of the graft in a heterotopic position. Immunosuppressive therapy was administered before the operation, and the tracheal allograft was wrapped in the recipient's forearm fascia. Once revascularization was achieved, the mucosal lin...

Resection of buccal mucosa tumors may occasionally involve the labial angle and peripheral skin. Reconstruction is required when the resection involves more than one-third of the lip. We describe a single-stage reconstruction using a facial artery musculomucosal (FAMM) flap and a vermilion advancement flap after buccal mucosa resection including the labial angle. A 62-year-old woman with carcin...

Mucoadhesion can be defined as a state in which two components, of which one is of biological origin, are held together for extended periods of time by the help of interfacial forces. Among the various transmucosal routes, buccal mucosa has excellent accessibility and relatively immobile mucosa, hence suitable for administration of retentive dosage form. The objective of this paper is to review...

    Background: Azo is a synthetic dye used in batik industries. It can be toxic to the tissue when exposed via inhalation, swallowing, or direct contact. Expression of cytokeratin will change in hyperplastic and cancer of the oral mucosa. Expression of Cytokeratin 8, 18, 19 is strong in the epithelial cells that undergo excessive hyperproliferation and oral mucosal changes in le...

Metastasis to the oral cavity is a rare occurrence with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) being the third most common tumor to metastasize to this location. Buccal mucosa is rarely involved and in the absence of a known primary, such lesions pose a diagnostic challenge to the pathologist. The histomorphological features may mimic a primary salivary gland neoplasm adding to the dilemma. We present one ...

Lipomas are common benign soft tissue neoplasms derived from mature adipose tissue. However, they rarely arise in the oral cavity. Fibrolipoma is a histological variant of lipoma that mainly affects the buccal mucosa and causes functional and cosmetic issues. This article describes the case of a 71-year-old male with a fibrolipoma of the left buccal mucosa and a review of previous articles abou...

Background: Autopsy changes in sudden cardiac death due to Acute Myocardial Infarction (MI), is a real challengefor Forensic Pathologist. Immuno-histochemistry has proved significant role identifying myocardial necrosis.Aim: To find the incidence of deaths ischemia, its among postmortem cases and therole C9 infarction by immuno-histochemical staining methods amongautopsy cases.Materials Methods...