K.Y. Lam, FRCPA, Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong (Hong Kong) Dear Sir, Although secondary tumors involving the kidneys are not uncommon, it is rare to find thyroid carcinoma giving rise to solitary renal metastasis. We describe such a case with atypical features. A 91-year-old Chinese woman presented with acute onset of epigastric pain and vomiting. She also suffered fro...

Abstract Background A dentigerous cyst (DC) is a pathology embracing the crown of an unerupted tooth at risk malignant transformation. The causal usually removed together with cyst. However, if there are orthodontic contraindications for extraction, two questions arise. (1) Which factors favor spontaneous eruption? (2) imply necessity applying traction? This systematic review aimed to identify ...

background: the differential efficacy between long gnrh agonist with antagonist can partly be due to the preexisting differences in the early antral follicles before ovarian stimulation. objective: to compare the effect of pretreatment by estradiol with gnrh antagonist on antral follicular size coordination and basal hormone levels in gnrh antagonist protocol. materials and methods: on cycle da...

odontogenic keratocysts (okcs) are one of the most frequent features of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (nbs). it is linked with mutation in the ptch gene. partial expression of the gene may result in occurrence of only multiple recurring okc. our patient presented with nine cysts with multiple recurrences over a period of 11 years without any other manifestation of the syndrome.

objective: oral lesions are among the important reasons for seeking dental care. being frequently encountered, giant cell lesions form an important group of oral lesions. the epidemiologic data on these lesions, however, is scarce in iran. the present study investigated epidemiological and demographic characteristics of giant cell lesions in oral biopsies done in one of the largest oral patholo...

Background Numerous therapeutic modalities have been proposed to treat the manifestations of pachyonychia congenita (PC). While research hopes lie with molecular therapies, patients are in need of answers regarding the efficacy of conventional treatments. Aim of the study To determine patients’ experience and preferences regarding conventional treatments for PC. Methods The study population inc...