Mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst is a rare inflammatory odontogenic cyst.We reported two cases who complained of painful swelling of extraoral soft tissue.Intraoral examination revealed the partially erupted mandibu...Mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst is a rare inflammatory odontogenic cyst.We reported two cases who complained of painful swelling of extraoral soft tissue.Intraoral examination revealed the partially erupted mandibular first molar.Cone beam computed tomography showed a well-defined cystic lesion surrounding the first molar.Histopathologic images showed the cyst wall was infiltrated by a large number of plasma cells,neutrophils and eosinophils,and lined with a thin layer of non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.Finally,the two patients were diagnosed as mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst and treated with cyst enucleation and curettage.展开更多
Radiotherapy(RT)has an unassailable track record as the backbone of treatment in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).Several reasons explain its dominance.Likewise to human papilloma virus-associated oropharyngeal squamous ...Radiotherapy(RT)has an unassailable track record as the backbone of treatment in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).Several reasons explain its dominance.Likewise to human papilloma virus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma,Epstein-Barr virus(EBV)-associated NPC is exquisitely sensitive to RT.Thus,huge leaps with technological advances in RT delivery over the past decades have led to substantial improvements in tumor control,while reducing debilitating late RT-induced complications[1,2].Innovations in this space continue to drive the enhancement of the therapeutic ratio of RT,with the goal of enhancing the quality of life(QoL)among long-term survivors[3].Therefore,there has not been any compelling reason to disrupt this timehonored convention of employing RT as the standard of care in NPC.展开更多
文摘Mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst is a rare inflammatory odontogenic cyst.We reported two cases who complained of painful swelling of extraoral soft tissue.Intraoral examination revealed the partially erupted mandibular first molar.Cone beam computed tomography showed a well-defined cystic lesion surrounding the first molar.Histopathologic images showed the cyst wall was infiltrated by a large number of plasma cells,neutrophils and eosinophils,and lined with a thin layer of non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium.Finally,the two patients were diagnosed as mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst and treated with cyst enucleation and curettage.
基金MC is supported by the National Medical Research Council Singapore Clinician-Scientist Award-#NMRC/CSA/0027/2018 and the Duke-NUS Oncology Academic Program Proton Research Program.
文摘Radiotherapy(RT)has an unassailable track record as the backbone of treatment in nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC).Several reasons explain its dominance.Likewise to human papilloma virus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma,Epstein-Barr virus(EBV)-associated NPC is exquisitely sensitive to RT.Thus,huge leaps with technological advances in RT delivery over the past decades have led to substantial improvements in tumor control,while reducing debilitating late RT-induced complications[1,2].Innovations in this space continue to drive the enhancement of the therapeutic ratio of RT,with the goal of enhancing the quality of life(QoL)among long-term survivors[3].Therefore,there has not been any compelling reason to disrupt this timehonored convention of employing RT as the standard of care in NPC.
