stafne bone cavities (sbcs) are uncommon well‑demarcated defects of the mandible, which often occur in the posterior portion of the jaw bone and are usually asymptomatic. furthermore, sbc is found in men aged 50–70‑year‑old. anterior mandibular variants of sbc are very rare. this article describes a case of anterior sbc in a 45‑year‑old man that resembled endodontic periapical lesions. upon his...

INTRODUCTION: Aneurysmal bone cyst is an uncommon in skull bone. The reported incidence in the skull is 1% of all aneurysmal bone cysts. Most of the cases are associated secondary phenomenon like pre-existing fibrous dysplasia. We present the imaging features and pathology of a primary ABC of the frontal bone, with no underlying bony abnormality or pre-existing trauma.

two new cases of aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine are presented. in one of them only the spinous process was involved, and in the second case mthe neural arch and the body were involved. a brief review of the literature with clinical, radiological and pathilogical features of this benign lesion is made and its differential diagnosis, specially from giant cell tumor of the spine emphasised.

Accepted 4 January 2018 DesCripTion A 50-year-old man with a stage 1 solitary right sacral plasmacytoma complained of a sharp, burning lower back pain with radiation into his right lower extremity which worsened with movement. He had initially undergone localised radiation therapy, but the pain did not resolve. Postradiation CT-guided biopsy showed persistence of malignant plasma cells, and he ...