Ms. W, a female older adult patient, was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the left oral cavity and underwent a wide local excision of the lesion with segmental mandibulectomy. About nine months later, she presented with an aggressive local recurrence. Because of the tumor’s location, Ms. W found oral intake to be extremely difficult; therefore, a percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy tube...

Ms. W, a female older adult patient, was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the left oral cavity and underwent a wide local excision of the lesion with segmental mandibulectomy. About nine months later, she presented with an aggressive local recurrence. Because of the tumor’s location, Ms. W found oral intake to be extremely difficult; therefore, a percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy tube...

introduction: as a result of aging process, oral mucosa becomes susceptible to oral diseases. having knowledge about prevalence and distribution of geriatric oral diseases is essential for prevention and treatment planning. this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of geriatric patients' oral biopsies in specimens obtained in medical centers of zahedan university of medical sciences. methods:...

background: artemisinin is commonly used for the treatment of malaria, but recently has been considered as a potential substance to control poultry coccidiosis. objectives: the aim of the present study was to determine the tissue distribution of artemisinin following single or multiple oral administration of different doses in broiler chickens. methods: a total number of 390 one day old ross br...

OBJECTIVE Lipomas are relatively uncommon tumours in the oral cavity; only 1% to 4% of cases occur at this site. In this study, we describe the clinical and histopathologic features of 6 cases of oral lipoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between 1997 and 2005, the files for all cases of oral lipoma at the oral pathology division, University of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, were retrieved for st...

Background: To detect gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in pregnant women as soon possible, this study aimed to investigate the role of ultrasound predicting GDM early pregnancy by measuring thickness abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue. Methods: This paper is a longitudinal performed on at 11-14 weeks pregnancy. All referred during period were screened for tissue, which was measured using ...

The oral cavity is not a preferred site for metastasis of distant cancers, accounting for only 1% of all oral cancers. Almost all types of cancers can spread to the oral cavity, and usually are late presentation. Sometimes the oral metastasis may manifest as a benign lesion and may cause challenges in its diagnosis. All patients with oral cavity metastasis diagnosed at King Hussein cancer cente...

Interleukin-20 (IL-20) is a proinflammatory cytokine involved in rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, and osteoporosis. However, little is known about the role of IL-20 in oral cancer. We explored the function of IL-20 in the tumor progression of oral cancer. IL-20 expression levels in tumorous and nontumorous oral tissue specimens from 40 patients with four different stages oral cancer were ...

Background: Oral lesions can affect people’s quality of life by impairment of chewing, swallowing and speech. These lesions may originate from epithelial or mesenchymal tissues. Malignant oral lesions could be life-threatening. Epidemiological data about oral lesions in our country is limited. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the frequency of histopathologic features of oral ...