background and aims. several diagnostic methods are being employed to detect benign and malignant lesions, one of which is silver nitrate staining for organizer regions. the number of nucleolar organizing regions (nors) can be used to show the degree of cell activity or metabolism in pathologic lesions. this study was designed to evaluate nors as determinants of precancerous and squamous cell c...

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. ...

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an aggressive malignancy which can metastasize to the bone. Long bones or the small bones of the limbs could be rarely the destinations for metastatic RCCs. We report two cases of metastatic RCC to the humerus bone with the initial presentation of pathological fracture. The pathologists must be aware of metastatic RCC to the arm and consider it in the differential ...