A phagocyte dilemma...

Tumefactive Fibroinflammatory Lesion: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesions (TFLs) are rare idiopathic benign fibrosclerosing lesions that clinically simulate a malignancy. TFLs are seen more frequently in males between 10 and 74 years of age. The usual site of involvement is the head and neck region, but rarely the extremities may be involved. Coexisting fibrosclerotic processes have been reported including retroperitoneal fibrosi...

Median Nerve Lipofibrohamartoma: A Treatment Dilemma

Primary tubercular sialadenitis – A diagnostic dilemma

Introduction: Involvement of the salivary glands in tuberculosis is rare, even in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. It can occur by systemic dissemination from a distant focus or, less commonly, as primary involvement. This article focuses on its myriad clinical presentations that pose a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. We discuss the schema of investigations required to confirm t...

The Scent of a Phagocyte

To maintain its health, an organism must be able to repel infectious invaders. In animals, phagocytic cells—profes-sional hunters—are essential to this process. This creates another level of challenge: how to get the phagocytic cells to the site(s) where they are needed without activating them prematurely. Several molecular events are required to orchestrate this properly. For example, endothel...

Cemento-Ossifying Fibroma A Radiographic Diagnostic Dilemma

Cemento-ossifying fibroma (COF) is a rare benign fibro-osseous tumor. The radiographic and clini‌cal features of this lesion are unpredictable and variable. In this report, the patient was a 12-year old girl with a painless swelling which demon‌strated an opaque lesion with radiolucent zone to involve left posterior portion of the mandible on panoramic radiography. The radiographic manife‌stati...