Epidermoid cysts (ECs) are uncommon, benign cystic lesions derived from the entrapment of surface epithelium or more often from the aberrant healing of infundibular epithelium during an episode of follicular inflammation. ECs occur anywhere on the body, particularly along embryonic fusion lines, most commonly on the face, scalp, neck, chest and upper back. Head and neck ECs constitute only abou...

We present herein an unusual case of multilocular thymic cyst, with prominent lymphoid follicular hyperplasia, in a 64-year-old man. It was incidentally founded as a mediastinal mass on chest radiography, during a routine health check-up. Computed tomography revealed a cystic lesion, which contains thick septa involving the thymus. The resected mass, 8×4 cm in diameter, involved the thymus and ...

A 50-yr-old male presented a thyroid mass with dysphasia and hoarseness. He underwent total thyroidectomy and neck node dissection. Pathologically, the tumor had two distinct tumor components with intermingled areas: follicular variant of papillary carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma composed of columnar cells, mucocytes, and squamoid cells showing solid and cystic ...

173 I read with interest the article entitled “Multiple Large Cysts Arising from Nevus Comedonicus” by Jeong et al. [1]. I believe it is very difficult to cure nevus comedonicus (NC), as I have experienced performing repeated surgery for NC. The authors described a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan that detected 5 cystic masses, but there were three resected masses and sets of physical find...

Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides is a variant of mycosis fungoides characterized by the presence of folliculotropic infiltrates, often with sparing of the epidermis, and preferential involvement of the head and neck. We report our experience with four cases of folliculotropic mycosis fungoides followed in our department in the last years. There are four patients (three men and one woman) aged ...

Primary failure of eruption represents a cessation of tooth eruption before emergence not due to a physical barrier or abnormal position and has no systemic cause. This failure of tooth eruption is rare phenomenon and it has not been associated with alterations of dental follicle. This case report describes a permanent right first molar with primary failure of eruption at the inferior border of...

OBJECTIVE Ultrasonography (USG)-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of ovarian masses is an efficient diagnostic modality for accurately diagnosing ovarian tumours prior to surgery. The main aim of this study was to assess the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of FNAC in diagnosing ovarian masses. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eighty-three patients with ovarian masses were recruited and ...

In this study we analyzed the prevalence of the odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) associated with impacted third molars and evaluated OKC reactivity with the antibodies against cytokeratins (CK), particulary for CK10. Tissue samples were obtained from the proximity of the impacted molar. Differences between genders, age groups and localization of cysts were assessed using the chi2-test and relative ...

Dentigerous or follicular cysts are one of the most prevalent types of odontogenic cysts and are associated with the crown of an unerupted or developing tooth.' The cyst enclosing the crown of the unerupted tooth also is attached to the tooth along the cervical region. The teeth most often involved are mandibular third molars, maxillary canines, and mandibular premolars. Usually, dentigerous cy...

R.H.Mehta1 and T.C.Anand Kumar cysts remains unclear. Three hypotheses have been proposed to explain this phenomenon: Hope Infertility Clinic, Reproductive Health Clinic And Research Centre, 12 Aga Abbas Ali Road, Bangalore 560 042, India Hypothesis I 1To whom correspondence should be addressed Commencement of GnRH agonist, either as a single dose of This debate was previously published on Webt...