Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to S P Kabani.
We report an unusual case of maxillary osteosarcoma presenting as supracrestal bone formation in a 41-year-old woman. This case is of interest from the point of view of radiographic appearance of supracrestal bone formation with widened periodontal ligaments and the buccal and palatal swelling of the tissues. Moreover, to the best of our knowledge, the histopathologic evidence of cemental resorption has not been reported earlier.
Necrotizing sialometaplasia usually presents as a painless, deeply excavating ulcer and is considered in the differential diagnosis of large palatal ulcers along with mucoepidermoid carcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma. This case is presented to illustrate that the early signs and symptoms of necrotizing sialometaplasia may be swelling with a purulent exudate, diffuse, vague pain, and numbness. It also demonstrates the rapidity with which initial signs of healing become apparent. This latter clinically suggests a benign process.