To evaluate functional and periodontal aspects in patients with unilateral or bilateral congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors, treated with either implants or space closure and tooth re-contouring. The sample consisted of 68 volunteers, divided into 3 groups: SCR - space closure and tooth re-contouring with composite resin (n = 26); SOI - implants placed in the area of agenesis (n = 2...

BACKGROUND Solitary lateral cervical cystic mass is an uncommon presentation of papillary thyroid carcinoma. OBJECTIVES To report our recent experience in the diagnosis and management of papillary thyroid carcinoma presenting as a lateral neck cyst. METHODS Patients who had papillary thyroid carcinoma and presented as a painless lateral neck cyst at the Department of Surgery, Al-Ain Hospita...

Neck masses in children can be inflammatory, congenital or neoplastic. When a congenital cyst becomes infected repeatedly, it may mimic inflammatory disease and the diagnosis may be challenging with ultrasound. An increasing incidence of infection with non-tuberculous mycobacterial organisms has been observed in recent decades in children with cervical lymphadenopathy. An ultrasound scan perfor...

Tailgut cyst is a very rare lesion of the retrorectal space seemingly derived from embryonic remnants of the tail gut which often causes rectal signs and symptoms. A unique case of this lesion presenting as a subcutaneous mass lateral to the coccyx is hereby described

Choroid plexus cysts (CPCs) are the most common neuroepithelial cysts, occurring in more than 50% of some autopsy series. They are typically small and asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally in older patients, usually in the trigone of the lateral ventricle. Symptomatic CPCs (usually exceptionally large, 2-8 cm) are rare. The authors report a case of large symptomatic choroid plexus cyst, ...

Branchial cyst typically presents as a unilateral, soft tissue swelling that is located deep to the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid in the lateral aspect of the neck of a child or young adult. It is very essential that an accurate clinical diagnosis and in certain cases appropriate imaging is performed so that definite treatment can be carried out. The authors present the case of a 40 ye...