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Bruna Cristina Longo; Lais Kuhn; Maria de Fátima M. Tomasin; Amadeu Tomasin Neto; Geraldo Grizza; Maria Daniela B. SouzaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-6DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200050 ABSTRACT Odontomas are odontogenic tumors subdivided into complex type (common in the posterior mandible region) and compound type. These lesions are usually asymptomatic and diagnosed in routine examinations, are more […]

Suellen F. Santana; Letícia Maria C. Pimentel; Marcos Paulo S. Oliveira; Milkle Bruno P. Santos; José A. Lisboa Neto; Camila Maria B. R. G. PanjwaniJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-5DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200042 ABSTRACT Cementoblastoma is a benign, slow-growing, and unlimited mesenchymal dental tumor. Due to its rarity, we aimed to report the case of a 24-year-old

Mariana A. Almeida; Michele R. Feroldi; Lívia Z. D. Vianna; Eloisa B. ParreiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-3DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200044 ABSTRACT Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant cutaneous neoplasm. It is preferentially located in areas exposed to solar radiation, since the cumulative effect of ultraviolet radiation on susceptible individuals seems to be the

Mariana A. Almeida; Berenice A. CoelhoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-3DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200045 ABSTRACT Pigmented vulvar lesions are uncommon; they occur in about 10%-12% of women and include benign and malignant processes, as well as post-inflammatory changes and hyperchromatic lesions due to melanin increase. Among the benign processes, there are vulvar nevi, present in 2% of

Pedro Weslley RosarioJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2020;56(1):1-3DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20200047 ABSTRACT There is no recommendation to investigate celiac disease (CD) in patients with elevated parathyroid hormone (PTH) and normal blood calcium if they are asymptomatic, especially if they do not have hypovitaminosis D. CD was diagnosed in a 30-year-old asymptomatic man without vitamin D deficiency, who