the clivus is the surface of a portion of the occipital and sphenoid bones in the base of the skull. (1)it is surrounded by the neurovascular structures of the brainstem, as well as internal carotid arteries. tumors of the clivus can be benign (chordoma)or malignant (chondrosarcoma).(2) chordomas are rare, aggressive, slow-growing, invasive, and locally destructive tumors that arise from the no...

different opinions exit in histological typing of bone cysts. epidermoid cysts are very rare as the small numbers of published cases indicate. they arises following preceding trauma exclusively in distal phalanges and skull. the roentgenogram shows a round osteolytic resion with no trabecular pattern. we observed 2 cases of epidermoid cyst of finger in imam khomeini hospital central path depart...

abstract hydatid disease is caused by echinococcus spp. especially echinococcus granulosus that is the most common cause of hydatid disease in humans. this disease occurs either through direct contact with infected dogs or indirectly from the ingestion of contaminated water or food with eggs of worms. the most common site in human is the liver (59-75%), followed in frequency by lung (27%), kidn...

Objective: To report a rare case of urachal remnant cyst mimicking benign ovarian cyst.

statement of problem: the aggressive nature and high recurrence rate of odontogenic keratocysts (okcs) may be due to unknown factors inherent in the epithelium or because of enzymatic activity in the fibrous wall. bcl-2 protein is characterized by its ability to inhibit apoptosis. purpose: the aim of the present study was to analyze the expression of bcl-2 protein in okcs and to compare it with...

Background: Persistent thyroglossal duct leads to a fibrous cyst formation named thyroglossal cyst which is the most common form of congenital cyst and usually located in the midline neck below the hyoid bone. Rarely the thyroglossal cyst is associated with thyroid cancer. Although the Sistrunk procedure is often considered adequate, currently there is no clear consensus on the optimal manageme...

AMA Mukhtar M. A simple technique for treating facial epidermoid cyst. Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny. 2023;110(1):74-75. doi:10.5114/dr.2023.127712. APA Mukhtar, (2023). Dermatologiczny, 110(1), 74-75. https://doi.org/10.5114/dr.2023.127712 Chicago Muhammed O. 2023. "A cyst". Dermatologiczny 110 (1): Harvard pp.74-75. MLA cyst." vol. 110, no. 1, 2023, pp. Vancouver

Hydatidosis is an endemicdisease in Morocco. Localization the pancreas very rare especially when isolated. We report case of a patient admitted emergency room for suppurated pancreatic collection, about 15 cm diameter, resembling fistulized Pseudo-pancreatic cyst, or cystic tumoror hydatid cyst. In spite initial empirical antibiotic therapy, unfavorable evolution led us to perform exploratory l...

objective: the ortho keratinized odontogenic cyst (ooc) is a rare lesion originates from dental lamina and clinically, it may be mistaken for many other odontogenic cysts and tumors. microscopically, it should be distinguished from kcot because of differences in biologic behavior and histologic features.   case: an interesting case of ooc arising in the edentulous mandibular right first premola...

SUMMARY Iris cyst occurs post intraocular -surgery or post penetrating trauma, when corneal epithelial cells or conjunctiva} epithcells gains access to the anterior chamber, with cells may continue to grow & covering all available surface and formed iris cyst. As the cyst grow may caused glaucoma or block pupil area & leads to vision treatment of all form of iris cyst and epithelial down growt...