pyogenic granuloma (pg) is a well-known benign non-neoplastic overgrowth. it is a response to mild irritation and might be related to hormonal factors and certain kinds of drugs. pg preferentially affects the gingiva, but can be found extragingivally with varying clinical features. the most common treatment is surgical excision. this article describes a case of extragingival pg occurring on the...

Introduction: Pleomorphic adenoma is a rare benign salivary gland neoplasm in children, which can be treated by simple excision. This tumor is rarely included in the differential diagnosis of solid submandibular masses in children. In the neonates, congenital pleomorphic adenoma usually presents in the nasopharynx. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and recurrence is not expected. We ...

The surgical treatment of rectal cancer includes radical resection techniques and local excision procedures. Radical resection techniques are still the golden standard in the management of rectal cancer, but the increased postoperative morbidity and mortality led to the idea that less traumatizing procedures of local excision may have the same oncologic results, in selected cases. Yet, the sign...

OBJECTIVE To assess outcomes in managing primary lentigo maligna through surgical excision, radiation therapy, and carbon dioxide laser ablation. METHODS Retrospective case series review of all patients with primary lentigo maligna diagnosed and treated in London, Ontario, Canada, between July 2, 1991, and June 29, 2010. RESULTS Seventy-five patients aged 39 to 93 years (mean age, 64.8 year...

Adenocarcinoma of the rectum remains a significant public health challenge, with 39,000 new cases and 8,500 deaths predicted for 1998. Radical surgery, the current standard therapy, frequently necessitates the formation of a permanent colostomy and is associated with significant morbidity. For these reasons, alternatives to radical surgery have been sought. This review focuses on sphincter-spar...

osteochondroma or exostosis is the most common benign bone tumor, and occurring frequently in the proximal humerus, tibia, and distal femur. it rarely affects talus. osteochondroma of talus is a very rare etiology of tarsal tunnel syndrome (tts). we report a rare case of extensive osteochondroma of the talus in a 60 year old female presenting with multiple swellings around the ankle and symptom...

A malignant intracerebral nerve sheath tumour (MINST) is a variant of MPNST arising inside the brain. They are very rare tumours that aggressive and have strong metastatic potential. We report case recurrent lesion in brain 39 years male who presented as meningioma. It was finally reported MINST with histopathology immunohistochemistry. Surgical excision treatment choice. The patient on follow-...

Background: Benign and high-risk breast lesions can be excised when symptomatic or for diagnotisc purposes. Although vacuum assisted excision (VAE) is a safe effective alternative to surgical excision(SE), most hospitals still use SE the management of benign high risk lesions. To evaluate health care benefit VAE, hospital costs cosmetic outcome after VAE were compared SE. Additionally, periods ...

introduction: pleomorphic adenoma is a rare benign salivary gland neoplasm in children, which can be treated by simple excision. this tumor is rarely included in the differential diagnosis of solid submandibular masses in children. in the neonates, congenital pleomorphic adenoma usually presents in the nasopharynx. surgical excision is the treatment of choice and recurrence is not expected. we ...