Stafne bone defect is a bone depression containing salivary gland or fatty soft tissue on the lingual surface of the mandible. The most common location is within the submandibular gland fossa and often close to the inferior border of the mandible. This defect is asymptomatic and generally discovered only incidentally during radiographic examination of the area. Stafne bone defect appears as a w...

PURPOSE Bronchogenic cysts are rare benign congenital anomalies, originating from the embryonic foregut ventral segment. Adrenal bronchogenic cyst is a rare form of this anomaly. One extremely rare case of bilateral adrenal multilocular bronchogenic cyst in our hospital was reported and the relevant literatures were reviewed. Significant findings: A 51-year-old man suffered from an intermittent...

The incidence of Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma (MCRCC) in literature is very low and confounding MCRCC with cystic nephroma (CN) is even more unusual. The aim of this report is to present a case of MCRCC and emphasize the importance of the preoperative radiologic evaluation and immunohistochemical staining confirmation to obtain an accurate diagnosis. A 73-year-old woman presented wi...

We recently experienced a 43-year-old man with a large, multiloculated, cystic tumor that appeared on the pelvis. The tumor was composed of glands and cysts lined by prostatic-type epithelium and attached microscopically to the prostate by a pedicle. The prostatic nature of the lesions was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining of epithelium for prostate specific antigen (PSA). Our review of...

Salivary gland related bone defects or Stafne bone defects are asymptomatic bone cavities in the mandible caused by impingement by the salivary glandular tissue. All the three major salivary glands are in approximation with the mandible and depressions with each can produce radiolucent defects on the surface of the mandible. These bone defects or depressions are categorized as anterior lingual ...