in 1991, handlers and colleagues described the central odontogenic fibroma (cof) as a distinct entity which is a rare benign odontogenic tumour and up to the present, only 78 cases of it have been published. cof usually occurs in an adult patient and has a predilection for the anterior region of the jaws. a 2.8:1 female to mail ratio is typically noted. this article presents a case of cof in a ...

introduction the glandular odontogenic cyst (goc) is a rare, locally aggressive and potentially recurrent cyst of jaws which lead in diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. since 1992, 111 cases of goc have been reported, with 0.2% incidence among odontogenic cysts. conclusions glandular odontogenic cyst is an uncommon and relatively aggressive cyst with a high recurrence rate. clinical and radi...

conclusions prominent musculoskeletal complaints (especially back pain) accompanied by constitutional symptoms such as fever, malaise and weight loss may be consistent with brucellosis. introduction species of bacteria brucellosis, which can infect humans, are brucella abortus, b melitensis, b. suis and rarely b. canis. case presentation a 71-year-old woman with severe pain in the limbs, especi...

introduction: drug craving could be described as a motivational state which drives drug dependents towards drug seeking and use. different types of self-reports such as craving feeling, desire and intention, wanting and need, imagery of use, and negative affect have been attributed to this motivational state. by using subjective self-reports for different correlates of drug craving along with f...

the endometrial stromal nodule is a benign tumor composed of differentiated endometrial stromal cells arranged as a well circumscribed nodule with smooth non-invasive margins. they are rare neoplasms, diagnosed in most instances by microscopy. although nodules are benign in nature, hysterectomy is the treatment of choice to enable evaluation of the tumor margins which are well demarcated in end...

objective: peganum harmala (p. harmala), “espand” in persian, has small seeds and has been used in traditional medicine as emmenagogue and an abortifacient. it has various pharmacological effects such as antifungal, antibacterial, hypothermic, anticancer, antinociceptive, and reversible monoamine oxidase inhibition. case details: this case was a 45 years old woman who ingested about 50 grams se...

background: morning reports (mrs) are commonly used as an efficient technique in medical education. this study was intended to assess the developmental process following iranian definable standards in the internal medicine department, imam reza general hospital, mashhad, iran. methods: following an initial one-month assessment through direct observation of morning reports held in imam reza hosp...

wilms’ tumor is the most common abdominal tumor of childhood, and its cerebral metastasis is apparently very rare. the authors report an 18-month-old girl with wilms’ tumor and brain metastasis.

fusion is a rare occurrence in molar teeth. the purpose of this rare case presentation is to describe the nonsurgical endodontic treatment of maxillary molar. a 28-year-old patient was referred for endodontic treatment of her chronic apical abscess of right maxillary second molar. in the clinical examination, a sinus tract adjacent to involved tooth and a small crown of supernumerary tooth fuse...