Jaw Diseases

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Skin epithelium (purple) with lamina propria (underlying connective tissue) (pink) -- the epithelium exhibits 'rete pegs'.

Annular elastolytic giant-cell granuloma

Kaposi's sarcoma is a part of 'AIDS-related complex'

Annular elastolytic giant-cell granuloma

Three-dimensional computed tomography of a 41-year-old Chinese woman diagnosed with cherubism shows a remarkable expansion of the mandible, which can lead to a soap bubble appearance and the bilateral bulges of the maxilla

A 37-year-old woman exhibiting symptoms of mild cherubism

Cherubism in a 10-year-old boyThe appearance of people with the disorder is caused by a loss of bone in the mandible which the body replaces with excessive amounts of fibrous tissue. In most cases, the condition fades as the child grows, but in a few even rarer cases the condition continues to deform the affected person's face. Cherubism also causes premature loss of the primary teeth and uneruption of the permanent teeth.

Micrograph of a central giant cell granuloma showing the characteristic giant cells with surrounding cells that have nuclei that are dissimilar to those in the giant cells. H&E stain.

Central giant-cell granuloma

Central giant-cell granuloma

A chromophobe renal cell carcinoma viewed on a hematoxylin & eosin stained slide.

Central giant-cell granuloma

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