INTRODUCTION Osteosarcomas are highly malignant bone-forming neoplasms that account for about 20% of all sarcomas. In light of their aggressive behavior, early diagnosis is crucial for determining adequate treatment. Dental professionals may be the first to detect jaw osteosarcomas in their initial stages. The aim of this case report is to draw attention to the possibility of diagnosing this tu...

Metastatic carcinomas to the jaw bones are uncommon and comprise to about 1% of all malignant oral neoplasms. It may be the first indication of an unknown malignancy from a distant primary site which is usually associated with poor prognosis. We report a rare case of thyroid carcinoma metastatic to the mandible in a 76-year-old elderly male patient in which the lesion was asymptomatic. Microsco...

Odontogenic pathologies are a group of site specific lesions occurring in jaw bones unless metastasized to other body sites. These pathologies vary in nature from hamartomatous proliferations to malignant neoplasms with metastatic potential. The source of origin being tissue associated with odontogenesis[1], (cell rests of serres, epithelial cell rests of malassez, reduced enamel epithelium and...

Meningiomas are benign tumors of mesodermal origin that arise from arachnoid cell clusters that penetrate the dura to form arachnoid villi. These neoplasms represent one of the most common neoplasms developing within the central nervous system and are usually located at points of entry of vessels and nerves through the dura. Extracranial meningiomas (EM) comprise only 2% of all meningiomas, and...

it is sometimes difficult to recognize a jaw lesion as osteosarcoma, ossifying fibroma or ‎fibrous dysplasia in routine hematoxylin and ‎eosin staining and a more accurate technique is needed to differentiate these ‎lesions. ‎many studies have shown the potential usefulness of silver-stained nucleolar organizer region (agnor) parameters for the diagnosis of various neoplasms. this study was car...

BACKGROUND Primary intraosseous salivary-type adenocarcinomas are rare neoplasms of uncertain histogenesis. The prevailing theories suggest origin from heterotopic salivary glands, odontogenic rests, or cystic epithelium. METHODS A case of central adenoid cystic carcinoma is reported in a 53-year-old woman who presented with a painless swelling in the anterior segment of her lower jaw. Radiog...

Nevoid basal cell carcinoma, known as Gorlin Goltz Syndrome, is a rare hereditary condition, characterized by a wide range of developmental abnormalities and a predisposition to neoplasms. In this report, we discuss a case of a patient with Gorlin Goltz Syndrome, who was 16 years old when first admitted for an initial appointment. The patient was diagnosed, treated and followed up for 7 years t...

Introduction: Submandibular region is surgically significant in the head and neck field and a mass in this region may have multiple differential diagnoses.   Case Report: An elderly man came with a single 4×2.5 cm swelling in the neck on the right side, just below the lower jaw, since one month. Ultrasound showed an irregular heterogeneous hypoechoic les...

Odontogenic tumors comprise a range of disorders of growth, from malignant and benign neoplasms, to malformations of dental tissues of self-limited growth. They are principally jaw lesions but some may present as localized gingival swellings, so-called peripheral odontogenic tumors. The majority of odontogenic tumors are benign; however, some, typically (but not exclusively) ameloblastomas, sho...

BACKGROUND FNAC of intraosseous jaw lesions has not been widely utilized for diagnosis due to rarity and diversity of these lesions, limited experience and lack of well established cytological features. Aim of the study was to determine the role of FNAC in the diagnosis of intraosseous jaw swellings. MATERIAL AND METHODS 42 patients underwent FNAC over a period of 7 years (2007-2013), of whic...