the calcifying odontogenic cyst (coc) is a rare odontogenic cyst. only 2% of all odontogenic cysts and tumors are coc. coc associated with odontoma (cocao) reported in 24% of cocs. cocao presents a greater incidence in female, with a ratio of 2 to 1. the highest incidence of cocao occurs during the second decade with a mean age of 16 years, most frequently occurring in the maxilla (61.5%). here...

IMPORTANCE Basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) are diagnosed by clinical evaluation, which can include dermoscopic evaluation, biopsy, and histopathologic examination. Recent translation of multiphoton microscopy (MPM) to clinical practice raises the possibility of noninvasive, label-free in vivo imaging of BCCs that could reduce the time from consultation to treatment. OBJECTIVES To demonstrate the...

Although the histopathologic umbrella-like appearance of the epidermis in actinic keratosis (AK) is well known, its histopathogenesis has remained unknown. The author suggests that the penetration depth of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation can account for such a histopathologic feature by affecting specific epidermal stem cell pools, as the stem cells in the epidermis and the bulge stem cells and s...

The ameloblastoma, because of its aggressive clinical behavior and its histological feature apparently benign, constitutes a puzzling paradox. Some hypotheses concerning this strange clinicalhistologic contradiction are analyzed, as well as the additional paradox represented by the neoplastic parenchyma itself, in which a tissue consisting of cells nominally able to form enamel do not elaborate...

background and aims. well-differentiated chondrosarcoma and enchondroma are similar in histopathologic aspects; therefore, special methods should be used to make a distinction between these benign and malignant tumors. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a histopathologic method in the long-term follow-up for differentiating these lesions. materials and methods. the medical re...