squamous cell carcinoma (scc) is the most common malignant tumor of the oral cavity and one of the ten most common causes of death. it arises from dysplastic oral squamous epithelium. considering the pathogenesis of scc, a smooth and intact surface in this lesion is not a usual finding. in this paper, we report an extremely rare case of oral scc in buccal mucosa presenting as an exophytic lesio...

it has been argued that oral lichen planus (olp) may increase the risk of oral cancer. patients with olp may be at an increased risk for developing of oscc (oral squamous cell carcinoma). here, the author reports a case of olp initially presenting with a clearly benign olp lesion that transformed into oscc over a course of 18 months. this report may provide a clear evidence for olp lesion as a ...

introduction: behcet's disease is a chronic disease with multisystem involvement characterized clinically by oral and genital aphthae, cutaneous lesions and ophthalmologic, neurologic and gastrointestinal manifestation. nervous system involvement occurs in 5.3 – 30% of patients, mostly in brain stem and basal ganglia. the common manifestations are pyramidal signs, central nervous plegia, p...

Introduction: Heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst of the oral cavity is an extremely rare lesion with fewer than 40 cases reported in the English literature. It usually involves the soft tissue covering the floor of the mouth and the tongue. Lining of this lesion resembles gastric or intestinal mucosa. Case Report: In this report we describe the lesion in two boys and discuss their pathogenesis.

oral lesions of tb have frequently been reported but its probable association with arteritis has rarely been noted. a 57 year old woman is presented here with chronic headache associated with oral lesion of tb.

BACKGROUND: The biopsy of an oral mucosal lesion is a minor operation. Pain might be an unpredictable consequence of the oral mucosal biopsy. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and severity of post-operative pain following the biopsy of oral mucosal lesions in patients attending in an oral medicine department of Kerman Dental School. METHODS: Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used...

introduction: heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst of the oral cavity is an extremely rare lesion with fewer than 40 cases reported in the english literature. it usually involves the soft tissue covering the floor of the mouth and the tongue. lining of this lesion resembles gastric or intestinal mucosa. case report: in this report we describe the lesion in two boys and discuss their pathogenesis.