[Effect of hypertrophic adenoid tissue on maxillofacial structures].

[The effect of adenoid hypertrophy on the development of the maxillofacial system].

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Buccal Mucosa with Rare Delayed Frontal Bone Metastasis: A Case Report

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) is a malignant neoplasm, which accounts for 5-10% of all salivary gland tumors (1). About 50% of these tumors originate from intraoral minor salivary glands usually in the hard palate (1). Three clinically obvious characteristics of AdCC include slow growth rate, perineural invasion and high incidence of distant metastasis (1). The most commonly-affected sites of...

Some Tips about Tonsils and Adenoid Tonsil

This is an artic.:le about the pharyngeal lymphoid tissue. so called waldyer's ring. I have tride to give a rather clear discription of Its functi<"m, especially pointing to Its role in protecting the body against the infections by promoting the antibodv production and lymphocite formation.  In the view of these functions a clear cut indi­cations and contraindications of adenotonsillectomy has...

Proposed definitive grading system tool for the assessment of adenoid hyperplasia.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To propose a definitive standard grading scale in the assessment of adenoid tissue in relation to size, position, and proximity to surrounding anatomic structures. This will allow for better clinical communications among practitioners when treating this pathology, a better understanding of its relationship and how it effects neighboring structures (eustachian tube and choa...

Adenoid ameloblastoma with dentinoid (Case Report)

Adenoid ameloblastoma with dentinoid (Case Report) Dr. Sh. Gasemi Moridani* *- Assistant Professor of Oral Pathology Dept. - Faculty of Dentistry – Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. Background and Aim: Ameloblastoma is one of the most common odontogenic tumors, occasionally with unusual features. In this study an uncommon odontogenic tumor, histologically similar to ameloblastoma and adeno...