purpose: to report a rare malignant melanoma with chalazion-like presentation.  case report: a 36-year old woman with a chalazion-like mass in the left upper lid, having been resected twice, was referred to our center for the management of recurrence. the total resection of the suspicious area was done. histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of malignant melanoma. the appropriate r...

several lesions (inflammatory, neoplastic and congenital) can involve in the skull base. the role of imaging is to detect the location and extension of lesion, determine mass and mass like lesions, differentiate benign from malignant tumors, detect invasion to adjacent structures and make decision in surgical planning. skull base divides to anterior, middle and posterior cranial fossa and some ...

Background: Behcet’s disease is a recurrent, chronic and multi-systemic disease, which is determined by mucocutaneous manifestations. It spreads all over the world. The most common areas are in the Middle East, Mediterranean and Far East. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of clinical manifestations of Behcet’s disease in patients admitted to dermatology ward ...

cone beam computed tomography is a useful technique for imaging the craniofacial lesions. it produces more realistic images that facilitate interpretation. juvenile ossifying fibroma (jof) is a rare and benign fibro-osseous neoplasm that arises within the craniofacial bones, especially in the maxilla. mandibular lesions can be seen in 10% of the cases.in both jaws, it has a predilection for the...