BACKGROUND The neonatal period is regarded as the first 4 weeks of extrauterine life. In the literature, there are numerous articles about the skin findings in neonates and the results of these studies show differences according to races and environmental factors. AIMS Our objective was to evaluate the skin lesions seen in neonates delivered in our hospital and to determine their relationship...

A 47-year-old Japanese housewife was referred to our hospital with asymptomatic subcutaneous nodules on her forearms. She first noticed the subcutaneous nodules 10 years previously, and they had gradually increased in both size and number. They were not associated with any pain or tenderness. Her family history and past clinical history were unremarkable. Physical examination revealed multiple,...

Dermoid cysts are uncommon developmental anomalies that rarely occur in the oral cavity. Here, we report a case of a dermoid cyst at the midline of the floor of the mouth and evaluate the density of Langerhans cells in the epithelium lining of this dermoid cyst. A 7-year-old girl came to the dental department of our hospital for treatment of a sublingual swelling detected when she wasw2-years o...

Leiomyomas are benign tumors that originate from smooth muscle cells. Leiomyomas are well known to be the commonest neoplasm arising from the uterus but leiomyomas originating from the scrotum is a rare entity. They originate from the subcutaneous tissue or tunica dartos and can be solitary or multiple. We present a case of solitary scrotal leiomyoma in a 75 years old male who presented with a ...

Introduction: This is to report a rare case of sebaceous carcinoma of inner cantus of the eye in relation with rare skin lesions of epidermodysplasia verruciformis. Epidermodysplasia verruciformis is a rare skin disease which is caused by human papilloma virus. Sebaceous carcinoma is a rare entity which is derived from sebaceous glands and to our best knowledge this is for the first time that w...

Abstract Pilomatricomas are a frequently misdiagnosed benign neoplasm of the skin derived from hair matrix cells. may undergo calcification and ossification although latter is rare poorly documented, with only eight cases reported since 2006. We present case pilomatricoma osseous metaplasia arising scalp in an 87-year-old female patient. She was referred by her general practitioner via two-week...