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Oral Dis 2019 Feb 18. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Objective: Necrotizing sialometaplasia (NS) is an uncommon benign process which affects minor and, more rarely, major salivary glands. While self-limiting, the condition might be clinically and histologically mistaken for malignancy. Furthermore, NS may accompany neoplasms. Read More

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2019 Feb 10;120:93-99. Epub 2019 Feb 10.

Department of Otolaryngology & Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, United States; Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, United States. Electronic address:

Introduction: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare malignant salivary gland neoplasm in the pediatric population. Few studies have discussed best practice with respect to diagnosis and treatment in children.

Objective: To present our institution's experience with the evaluation and management of pediatric mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the head and neck. Read More

Cancer Imaging 2019 Jan 31;19(1). Epub 2019 Jan 31.

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, Ninth Peoples Hospital, College of Stomatology Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, 200011, China.

Background: To evaluate the computed tomographic features and create a prediction model for clinical diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) in the palate with intact mucosa.

Methods: From March 2016 to May 2018, 102 patients with palatal tumors and intact mucosa, including 28 patients with a pathological diagnosis of ACC after surgery, were enrolled in this study. The patients' clinical symptoms, computed tomographic features and pathological diagnoses were recorded and analyzed. Read More

Indian J Cancer 2018 Jul-Sep;55(3):292-296

Department of Pathology, A.H. Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack, Odisha, India.

Background: : Malignant melanoma is a tumor of melanocytic origin. Although uncommon in India as compared with the west, its prevalence is increasing.

Objectives: To document the pattern of clinicopathological features of malignant melanoma cases attending in a regional cancer center in eastern India. Read More

Case Rep Dent 2018 25;2018:2052347. Epub 2018 Dec 25.

New York University College of Dentistry, 345 E 24th St, Room 837, NY, New York 10010, USA.

Introduction: Salivary gland tumors are relatively common in the junction of the hard and soft palate area of the oral cavity. Pleomorphic adenoma is considered the most common benign salivary gland tumor in this location. Some of the rarer subtypes of this tumor may have a misleading clinical presentation. Read More

Eur Radiol 2019 Jan 16. Epub 2019 Jan 16.

Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Straße 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany.

Objectives: This study compares reduction of strong metal artifacts from large dental implants/bridges using spectral detector CT-derived virtual monoenergetic images (VMI), metal artifact reduction algorithms/reconstructions (MAR), and a combination of both methods (VMI) to conventional CT images (CI).

Methods: Forty-one spectral detector CT (SDCT) datasets of patients that obtained additional MAR reconstructions due to strongest artifacts from large oral implants were included. CI, VMI, MAR, and VMI ranging from 70 to 200 keV (10 keV increment) were reconstructed. Read More

Niger Postgrad Med J 2018 Oct-Dec;25(4):246-251

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Oral Pathology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Background: Orofacial malignancy is a growing health issue common in developing regions of the world. Presentation patterns are myriad with geographic variations. Advanced stage owing to late presentation constitutes a significant public health burden. Read More

Niger J Clin Pract 2018 Dec;21(12):1674-1677

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology/Biology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.

Squamous papillomas are common lesions of the oral mucosa. They are benign proliferating lesions often painless, slow growing and with a cauliflower appearance. However, its clinical appearance which sometimes mimics exophytic carcinoma, verrucous carcinoma or condyloma acuminatum raises concern when it occurs in the oral cavity. Read More

Ochsner J 2018 ;18(4):345-350

Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Medical University of South Carolina, James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Charleston, SC.

Background: Tooth agenesis, the congenital absence of one or more teeth, can be diagnosed in children in the first decade of life. Tooth agenesis is a phenotypic feature of conditions such as ectodermal dysplasia, cleft lip, cleft palate, Down syndrome, and Van der Woude syndrome. Tooth agenesis can also be nonsyndromic. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018 Dec;32(23):1832-1833

A 41 year old female complained of left eyelid, cheek and face erythema, swelling with pain for 7 days. She was diagnosed with cervical squamous cell carcinoma, stage ⅢA a year ago. The anterior rhinoscopy examination showed that the dry scab adheres to the left nasal cavity, and a small amount of reddish mass were found, and the touch was brittle. Read More

Clin Otolaryngol 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.

Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2019 Feb;31(1):125-144

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Parkland Memorial Hospital, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Mail Code 9109, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.

Salivary gland tumors are rare pathologic entities that are derived from major and minor salivary gland tissue located throughout the head and neck region. These tumors are distinctly heterogenous, comprising numerous cell types, especially those deemed malignant. The incidence of malignant salivary gland tumors is widely distributed in both adult and pediatric patient populations. Read More

Prim Dent J 2018 Sep;7(3):38-41

Gorlin-Goltz syndrome encompasses a variety of clinical signs and symptoms including important oral manifestations which general dental practitioners should be aware of. In light of the risk of malignancy it is important to be aware of this syndrome and recognise the need for early referral for multidisciplinary management. This paper aims to discuss Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, the pathophysiology of the condition and address the wide range of clinical manifestations. Read More

World Neurosurg 2019 Feb 1;122:196-202. Epub 2018 Nov 1.

Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, India.

Background: A persistent craniopharyngeal canal (PCC) is a rare cause of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea in children. The condition often coexists with other midline facial defects, such as cleft palate. Children with PCC may also have pituitary dysfunction or neoplasms, such as craniopharyngiomas within the canal. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2018 19;30:141. Epub 2018 Jun 19.

Service de Radiothérapie, CHU Hassan II-Fès, Maroc.

NK/T-cell lymphoma is a severe and rare disorder in Africa and in Europe. Treatment is based on radiotherapy and chemotherapy. We here report two cases of elderly patients aged 55 years and 52 years, respectively, with bilateral nasal obstruction associated with purulent rhinorrhea. Read More

Open Dent J 2018 28;12:782-790. Epub 2018 Sep 28.

Department of Pathology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Mullana, Ambala, India.

Objective: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a rapid, reliable and safe diagnostic tool used for various lesions of the oral cavity and salivary glands. The present study was undertaken to categorize the cytomorphology of the oral cavity and salivary gland lesions on FNAC and to assess the accuracy of FNAC in arriving at a diagnosis.

Materials And Methods: A prospective study on oral cavity swellings and salivary gland aspirates was done during a 2 year period from August 2015 to July 2017 in which a total of 70 FNAC's were performed. Read More

BMJ Open 2018 Oct 18;8(10):e019505. Epub 2018 Oct 18.

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Introduction: Oral mucositis is an iatrogenic condition of erythematous inflammatory changes which tends to occur on buccal and labial surfaces, the ventral surface of the tongue, the floor of the mouth and the soft palate of patients receiving chemotherapy. This protocol of ongoing randomised parallel group clinical trial aims to access the therapeutic effect of an herbal gel containing 2.5% Verlot standardised extract on oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer compared with low-level laser therapy. Read More

Fam Cancer 2018 Oct 10. Epub 2018 Oct 10.

Laboratory for Molecular Biology and Tumor Cytogenetics, Department of Internal Medicine I, Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern, Seilerstätte 4, 4010, Linz, Austria.

Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer (HDGC) is an autosomal-dominantly inherited cancer syndrome associated with a high risk for diffuse gastric and lobular breast cancer, caused by heterozygous CDH1 germline mutations. Of note, also cleft lip/palate (CLP) has been described in few HDGC families. Here we report on an extensive pedigree presenting with HDGC, CLP and a CDH1 splice site mutation (c. Read More

Contemp Clin Dent 2018 Sep;9(Suppl 2):S365-S368

Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Clinicians come across cases of palatal swellings that present with ambiguous features. They may vary in their etiology from numerous infectious and noninfectious causes to a wide array of neoplasms. Accurate diagnosis of such lesions is vital for their prompt and precise management. Read More

Spec Care Dentist 2018 Nov 5;38(6):438-444. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

Professor Edgard Santos Hospital, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Primary manifestations of extraganglion non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) from T-cells in the oral cavity are rare and often difficult to diagnose. Herein, we describe a case of T-cell NHL with a primary lesion on the lip diagnosed with a 25-year-old woman. The patient reported the appearance of the initial lesion on the upper lip, which advanced to the hard palate and oral mucosa. Read More

Drug Des Devel Ther 2018 21;12:3095-3106. Epub 2018 Sep 21.

Department of Plastic Surgery, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China,

Background: Nowadays, the combination of microRNA (miR) is attracting increased attention in clinical cancer trials. However, the clinical use of miR is highly limited because of certain properties such as instability, low-specificity distribution, and metabolic toxicity.

Methods: In order to improve the anti-tumor efficacy and reduce the side effects of miR in treating melanoma, a combination of graphene oxide (GO), chitosan (CS), and a cellular penetrating peptide, MPG, was prepared with solid dispersion method in this research. Read More

Anticancer Res 2018 Oct;38(10):5811-5817

Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic, and Hand Surgery, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.

Background/aim: Hard palate melanoma is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor arising from the mucosal epithelium of the oral cavity. The aim of this study was to analyze epidemiology, loco-regional treatment patterns and survival outcomes of this disease.

Materials And Methods: The National Cancer Institute's Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database was searched for all cases of hard palate melanoma diagnosed between 1973 and 2012. Read More

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2019 Jan 17;127(1):62-70. Epub 2018 Aug 17.

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL, USA.

Background: Glomus tumors are benign neoplasms that most commonly present in the subungual region. Their occurrence in the oral cavity is exceedingly rare. Here, we present 2 cases from the oral cavity, detail their clinical and histopathologic features, and review the literature for solitary cases involving the oral regions. Read More

World Neurosurg 2018 Dec 13;120:e1011-e1016. Epub 2018 Sep 13.

Jiangsu Clinical Medicine Center of Tissue Engineering and Nerve Injury Repair, Chinese Medical Association Neuroendoscopic Training Base and Department of Neurosurgery, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China. Electronic address:

Background: Both the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) and the infratemporal fossa (ITF) lie outside the midline of the skull base. Lesions in the PPF or ITF include trigeminal schwannoma (trigeminal schwannoma, TS), which originates from the second or third branch of the trigeminal nerve (maxillary nerve or mandibular nerve). Due to their typically deep anatomic location, lesions in the PPF or ITF can be difficult to treat using traditional surgical approaches. Read More

BMJ Case Rep 2018 Sep 8;2018. Epub 2018 Sep 8.

Instituto Português de Oncologia Lisboa Francisco Gentil, Radiology Department, Lisboa, Portugal.

We report the case of a 74-year-old man with a giant cell tumour (GCT) of the right maxilla and pterygoid process. The patient presented to the maxillofacial and head and neck surgery clinic with an ulcerated lesion of the hard palate. Initial workup with CT revealed a mass within the right maxillary sinus and pterygoid process with associated bone expansion and erosion. Read More

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2018 Sep;28(9):S187-S189

Department of Oral Surgery, Manipal College of Dental Sciences (MCDS), Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Oral mucosal melanoma is rare and more aggressive than cutaneous melanoma. Hard palate and maxillary alveolar crest are most commonly involved. Multidisciplinary team approach is necessary for successful management of this tumor. Read More

Neurologist 2018 Sep;23(5):152-154

Division of Critical Care Neurology.

Introduction: Elsberg syndrome (ES) is a rarely recognized cause of cauda equina syndrome and lower thoracic myelitis, mainly linked to reactivation, or occasionally primary, infection with herpes simplex virus type 2. West Nile virus neuroinvasive disease is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with ES.

Case Report: A 63-year-old man with pancreatic cancer in remission and polymyalgia rheumatica on low-dose prednisone presented with a 10-day history of low-back pain and a viral-type illness with low-grade fever, nausea, and vomiting. Read More

J Vet Med Sci 2018 Oct 16;80(10):1511-1514. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.

A hard palate mass was surgically removed from an Australian green tree frog (Litoria caerulea) and examined pathologically. The tumor consisted of sheets of small cells arranged in a tubular structure and cords or rosettes with fibrovascular stroma. Immunohistochemically, neoplastic cells were diffusely positive for cytokeratin and neuron-specific enolase and partially positive for S-100 and doublecortin. Read More

World J Surg Oncol 2018 Aug 13;16(1):167. Epub 2018 Aug 13.

Department of Pharmacy, Guiyang University of Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550025, People's Republic of China.

Background: Safflower polysaccharide (SPS) is one of the most important active components of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), which has been confirmed to have the immune-regulatory function and antitumor effect. This study aimed to explore the effects of safflower polysaccharide (SPS) on tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC). Read More

J Dent (Tehran) 2018 May;15(3):187-192

Associate Professor, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

This article describes the prosthetic treatment of a patient suffering from a hemimaxillary defect after surgical resection of an adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) in the palate. The patient had also received therapeutic irradiation. One year after radiotherapy, three implants were placed in the remaining maxillary bone without any bone augmentation. Read More

Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018 Aug;53(8):533-538

Department of Pathology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China.

To investigate the clinicopathologic and molecular genetic features of secretory carcinoma of salivary gland (SCSG). Six cases of SCSG were collected from Zhejiang Provincial Peoples Hospital from January 2011 to March 2018. The clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features were analyzed and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) was used to detect ETV6 gene rearrangement. Read More

Facial Plast Surg 2018 Aug 24;34(4):389-393. Epub 2018 Jul 24.

Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts.

Combination anterior palatectomy and rhinectomy defects result in complete loss of midface and nasal support and present a significant reconstructive challenge. A novel use of the scapular tip free flap-the tip-on-tip scapula flap-was developed to provide both palatal repair and restoration of intrinsic nasal support. The scapular tip bone is split into a large proximal segment for the anterior palate and a smaller distal bone segment for nasal framework reconstruction. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2018 08;66(8):1218-1220

Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon malignant neoplasm composed of basaloid epithelial and myoepithelial cells. The palate is the most commonly involved intraoral site for ACC. Here, we document the case of an advanced ACC arising from the hard palate that presented with right-sided sixth nerve palsy in a 75-year-old male with no other systemic illnesses. Read More

Ear Nose Throat J 2018 Jul;97(7):193-194

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA.

Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2018 Jul-Sep;61(3):397-398

Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, Haryana, India.

Salivary gland tumors are clinically diverse group of neoplasms, of which pleomorphic adenoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) are most common benign and malignant tumors, respectively. Besides the major salivary glands, these tumors can affect the minor salivary gland tissues in the posterior part of the hard palate. Minor salivary gland tumor accounts for about 15% of all the salivary gland neoplasm, of which MEC accounts to about 35. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Jul;97(28):e11371

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.

Rationale: Most cases of lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) occur in the nasopharynx, and LEC in the sinonasal tract is extremely rare; thus, the clinical characteristics of sinonasal LEC are not well known.

Patient Concerns: A 63-year-old Japanese man presented with a three-week history of left cheek pain, nasal obstruction and cheek swelling.

Diagnoses: Enhanced CT and MRI revealed a tumor of the left maxillary sinus that invaded the left orbit and hard palate, with multiple swollen left cervical lymph nodes. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Jul;97(28):e11283

Department of Dermatology.

Rationale: Frontometaphyseal dysplasia (FMD) is a dominant X-linked rare disease caused by mutations of FLNA. The distinctive features of FMD include skeletal dysplasia, facial dysmorphism, extremities anomalies, deafness, cleft palate and eye anterior segment anomalies, yet none of the complications, such as acro-osteolysis, keratitis, xerosis or poikiloderma, have been reported in FMD.

Patient Concerns: A 29-year-old mother and her 7-year-old daughter, both presented with congenital glaucoma, craniofacial dysmorphism, xerosis and poikiloderma, were admitted to our hospital in 2011. Read More

Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2018 Jan 1:1055665618787100. Epub 2018 Jan 1.

1 Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.

Ewing sarcoma is a locally aggressive, highly malignant tumor most commonly seen in the skeletal system. The "Ewing family of tumors" also includes other tissue types that are not common, such as soft tissue origin classified as extraosseous Ewing sarcoma (EES) or primitive neuroendocrine origin. Age of onset most often occurs within the first 2 decades of life. Read More

Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2018 Jan;53(1):3-7

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.

To summarize the clinical anatomical features and surgical technique of the submental artery perforator flap (SMAPF), and to evaluate the outcome and value of the flap for oral cavity reconstruction after cancer ablation. A total of 56 patients with oral cancer were included in this study. The modified SMAPF excluded the anterior belly of the digastric muscle and submental fatty tissue. Read More

World J Surg Oncol 2018 Jun 29;16(1):120. Epub 2018 Jun 29.

Department of Plastic and Burn Surgery, West China School of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No.37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan Province, China.

Background: Our article describes our experience with using a frontal axial pattern flap combined with hard palate mucosa transplant to reconstruct midfacial defects after the excision of huge basal cell carcinoma.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed four patients diagnosed with midface huge basal cell carcinoma through biopsy between 2014 and 2016. Both the eyelid and nose were involved in all the patients. Read More

Head Neck Pathol 2018 Jun 21. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences College of Dentistry, University of Florida, 1395 Center Dr, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.

Intraoral neural neoplasms though unusual may be clinically significant. The aim of this study was to categorize and evaluate oral neural tumors in a large oral pathology biopsy service. With IRB approval, a retrospective search of all neural neoplasms of the oral cavity in the archives of the University of Florida Oral Pathology Biopsy Service spanning from 1994 to 2015 was performed. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2018 Sep;29(6):1434-1436

Association PIEL.

: Van der Woude syndrome is the most generic form of syndromic orofacial cleft, present in approximately 2% of all cleft patients. The lower lip pits with or without cleft lip and/or palate is typical of this syndrome. Popliteal pterygium syndrome (PPS), also known as popliteal web syndrome or fasciogenito-popliteal syndrome, was first described by Trelat in 1869, the incidence is approximately 1 in 300,000 live births. Read More

J Laryngol Otol 2018 Jul 18;132(7):657-660. Epub 2018 Jun 18.

Department of Otorhinolaryngology,King George's Medical University,Lucknow,India.

Background: Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma often attaches firmly to the adjoining bony region around the sphenopalatine foramina-sphenopalatine fossa-pterygomaxillary fissure. This can result in hourglass-shaped constriction and predispose to incomplete resection (residual disease) with a transpalatal approach. This paper describes attempts to address this 'inaccessible' area with a novel instrument, used since 2012. Read More

Dent Clin North Am 2018 Jul;62(3):421-434

Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, 707 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0758, USA.

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive diagnostic technique providing cross-sectional images of biologic structures based on the differences in tissue optical properties. OCT has been widely used in numerous clinical applications and is becoming popular as a promising technology in dentistry. Today, dental hard (tooth) and soft (hard palate mucosa and gingiva mucosa) tissues are visualized with OCT. Read More

Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2018 Aug 7;19(4):279-285. Epub 2018 Jun 7.

Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2 Thivon Str, Goudi, 115 27, Athens, Greece.

Background: A few cases of oral schwannomas in paediatric patients have appeared in the literature so far; however, there are no studies focusing solely on paediatric oral schwannomas. The aim of this study is to report a case of palatal schwannoma in a young female patient and review the pertinent literature on oral schwannomas in paediatric patients.

Case Report: A 12-year-old girl presented with a growing swelling of 2 weeks duration on the hard palate. Read More

J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2018 Jun;28(6):S130-S132

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, NIMS Dental College, Jaipur, India.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a malignant tumor of salivary glands characterized histopathologically by biphasic epithelial tumor comprised of myoepithelial and ductal cells. There is a paucity of the literature regarding the immunohistochemical labelling of ACC arising in minor salivary glands. This paper reports an additional case of palatal ACC with an emphasis on its immunohistochemical staining using three different markers. Read More

Eur J Radiol 2018 Jul 27;104:136-142. Epub 2018 Apr 27.

Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Objectives: Image quality in head and neck imaging is often severely hampered by artifacts arising from dental implants. This study evaluates metal artifact (MA) reduction using virtual monoenergetic images (VMI) compared to conventional CT images (CI) from spectral-detector computed tomography (SDCT).

Methods: 38 consecutive patients with dental implants were included in this retrospective study. Read More

Chin J Dent Res 2018;21(2):147-149

Benign osteoblastoma is a rare bone tumour characterised histologically by the production of woven bone spicules, which are bordered by prominent osteoblasts. It mainly affects young adults. We report a rare case of benign osteoblastoma of the maxilla in a 7-year-old boy who presented with a painful swelling on the left hard palate. Read More

J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2018 Aug 24;46(8):1303-1312. Epub 2018 May 24.

Division of Epidemiology (DEPI), Office of Surveillance & Biometrics (OSB), Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA.

The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to examine the relationship between surgical treatments for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and composite measure of surgical complications in a nationally representative sample of hospital discharges among U.S. adults. Read More

Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017 Aug;31(16):1299-1300

We retrospectively analyzed 3 middle-aged male patients of primary malignant tumor of uvula. There was a long history of smoking and drinking for the patients. All of them came to the hospital with the syptoms of pharyngeal foreign body sensation and two of them had pharyngeal sore. Read More