A 31-year-old woman presented with a 6-month history of dyspnea and posterior chest pain. Chest radiography demonstrated the presence of two round calcified pulmonary lesions. Results of physical examination and laboratory tests were normal. Chest computed tomography (CT) showed a well-circumscribed mass measuring 6 × 4 cm and a nodule with a diameter of 3 cm, both heavily calcified (Fig. 1A an...

Exophytic intramedullary tumors can look like extramedullary tumors on myelography, as in this case. Contrast-enhanced sagittal and axial MR shows the true origin of these tumors.

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign non-neoplastic mucocutaneous lesion. It is a reactional response to constant minor trauma and might be related to hormonal changes. In the mouth, PG is manifested as a sessile or pedunculated, resilient, erythematous, exophytic and painful papule or nodule with a smooth or lobulated surface that bleeds easily. PG preferentially affects the gingiva, but may al...

Pyogenic granuloma is an inflammatory vascular hyperplasia often occurring in the oral cavity. It appears in response to various stimuli such as low-grade local irritation, trauma, or female steroid hormones. A 32-year-old man sought care for a tender and bleeding lesion of the left posterior maxillary gingiva. The intraoral examination showed an exophytic ulcerated nodule measuring 1.0 cm, rel...

Pyogenic granuloma is a relatively common benign lesion of the skin and/or mucosal surfaces, accounting for 0.5% of all skin nodules in children in the United States alone (Lin et al, 2004). The aetiology is still poorly understood but trauma, hormonal influence, viral oncogenes, microscopic arteriovenous malformations and growth factors (e.g. tumour angiogenesis factor – Patrice et al, 1991) h...

conclusions based on evidence, dentists and dental health care professionals should consider periodontal disease as a risk factor for the development of neoplasms in the oral cavity. it also seems a good idea to provide periodontal therapy for patients with cancer to achieve ideal therapeutic results. results cancer of the oral cavity and periodontal disease are related from different aspects. ...

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...

"Cotyledonoid dissecting leiomyoma" or "Sternberg tumor" is a very rare variant of smooth muscle tumors with a distinctive gross appearance. We describe a similar lesion, probably the sixth reported case, comparing its clinicopathological features with those of previous cases. A 26-yr-old nulliparous woman underwent laparotomy for a large pelvic mass replacing the postero-lateral aspect of the ...

Purpose: Although lipomas are the most common neoplasms of the soft tissue; they are only presenting 1 to 5 percent of all of the benign neoplasms of the oral cavity. Oral lipomas affect predominantly the buccal mucosa, floor of mouth, tongue and lips. Intramuscular (infiltrating) lipoma of the tongue is an extremely rare variant of lipoma and a few cases have been reported until now. Case: A 5...