Giant cell tumor of bone (GCTB) is a rare condition with distinct radiological features that aid diagnosis. We present the case of an adult female patient, with locally invasive GCTB and review important radiological and management principles. Specific radiological features include locally aggressive, lytic radiolucent lesions, which can demonstrate cortical thinning and expansile remodeling of...

Many systemic and local factors can cause paresthesia, and it is rarely caused by infections of dental origin. This report presents a case of mental nerve paresthesia caused by endodontic infection of a mandibular left second premolar. Resolution of the paresthesia began two weeks after conventional root canal treatment associated with antibiotic therapy and was completed in eight weeks. One ye...

Introduction: Foreign bodies in the upper aerodigestive tract often get lost following inappropriate attempts at removal. Children may present late with localized infection, posing a challenge to the otolaryngologists in a referral set-up in diagnosing and retrieving such foreign bodies.   Case Report: A two-year-old boy presented with refractory purulent rhinorrhea and intermittent low-grade f...

cemento-ossifying fibroma (cof) is a rare benign fibro-osseous tumor. the radiographic and clini cal features of this lesion are unpredictable and variable. in this report, the patient was a 12-year old girl with a painless swelling which demon strated an opaque lesion with radiolucent zone to involve left posterior portion of the mandible on panoramic radiography. the radiographic manife stati...

Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most common human helminthic diseases worldwide. On ultrasound, it is seen as linear non-shadowing echogenic structures with target appearance in cross section, and the live worm may show writhing movements in real time. On barium meal follow through, it appears as radiolucent tubular filling defects within the bowel lumen. Though not sensitive, direct real-ti...

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From the Department of Radiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. Corresponding author: William J. Bufkin, MD, Pueblo Radiological Group, PC, 124 West Pitkin Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado 81004. Figure 1. Oblique radiograph of the hand and wrist demonstrates multiple radiolucent, expansile masses of varying shapes in the phalanges, metacarpals, radius, and ulna. Figure 2. Anteropost...