adenoid cystic carcinoma (adcc) is a malignant neoplasm, which accounts for 5-10% of all salivary gland tumors (1). about 50% of these tumors originate from intraoral minor salivary glands usually in the hard palate (1). three clinically obvious characteristics of adcc include slow growth rate, perineural invasion and high incidence of distant metastasis (1). the most commonly-affected sites of...

purpose : to report an unusual case of dermoid cyst of the frontal bone case report : we report a case of 28-year-old man with a history of painless progressive proptosis of the left eye. ct-scan was showed a hypodense lesion that mainly located within the frontal bone with only a small intraorbital involvement. excisional biopsy was performed and histopathologic examination was compatible with...

abstractbackgroundline of treatment for management of hydrocephalus despite available new techniques andsystems of shunting. associated complications should be recognized and managed properly,but the most recognized complications are shunt obstruction which its prevalencethrough surgical approach is discussed here. two approaches (frontal and parietal) are usedto insert ventriculoperitoneal shu...

objectives: new digital two-dimensional imaging systems are considered as an easily accessible modality for sinonasal evaluation. the aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic efficacy of digital waters’ and caldwell’s radiographic views for evaluation of sinonasal area. materials and methods: a total of 273 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled in this descriptive-analy...

AbstractBackgroundline of treatment for management of hydrocephalus despite available new techniques andsystems of shunting. Associated complications should be recognized and managed properly,but the most recognized complications are shunt obstruction which its prevalencethrough surgical approach is discussed here. Two approaches (frontal and parietal) are usedto insert ventriculoperitoneal shu...

solitary plasmocytoma is rarely located in the cranial vault. we report one case of solitary plasmacytoma of the skull and discuss the clinical features and treatment of this uncommon tumor in the light of the published cases. a 46-year-old moroccan male, without previous history consulted for a swelling in medial frontal and paramedian region. on clinical examination the clinical examination r...