A 21-year-old woman presented with a painless growing mass in her right flank since 5 months before. With the probable diagnosis of a cold abscess, the patient was operated, but the wound was not cured. The patient was re-examined and a biopsy from the lesion was taken which revealed hydatid cyst. After nearly complete excision of the infected area and adjuvant chemotherapy with albendazole for...

A 4-year-old Shih-Tzu, referred for an enlarged left carpus, was diagnosed with a unicameral bone cyst. A customized titanium device was inserted into cystic lesion and fixed by titanium screws. Sufficient strength of the affected bone with the device inserted to maintain limb function was established after resection of contents of cystic lesion. There was no deterioration of the lesion of bone...

The authors report a case of the traumatic bone cyst in left mandibular body 17-year-old girl. lesion was diagnosed radiographically as an accidental finding. radiographic characteristics unusual showing image involving unerupted third molar.

BACKGROUND Distal radius fractures (DRF) are often referred to as osteoporosis indicator fractures as their incidence increases from age 45. In the group of young adults, distal radius fractures normally result from high-energy trauma. Wrist fractures in young patients without adequate trauma thus raise suspicion of a pathologic fracture. In this report we present the case of a fractured unicam...

conclusions percutaneous ethanol sclerotheraphy in simple cysts is a safe, cost-effective and minimally invasive method. we consider that this technique may be an alternative solution in the percutaneous cyst treatment. results fifty-seven cysts had complete regression, while 31 cysts regressed partially. after the procedure, pain was relieved in 44 (82%) patients and the pain alleviated in fou...

Objectives The aim of the present study was to document the frequency and clinicopathologic features of intra-osseous jaw lesions in an Iranian pediatric population over a 20-year period. Methods Data were obtained from the archives of the Oral Pathology Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. The lesions were classified into four groups: (A) odontogenic cysts...