[ Report of ameloblastic carcinoma case in the mandible]

Ameloblastic carcinoma is an extremely rare malignant neoplasm which mostly occurs in the mandible and at a wide age group. It has no gender bias and has specific histopathologic features and its surgical treatment requires more aggression than ameloblastoma. The number of reported cases of the disorder are rare, and it is very difficult to diagnose based on histopathologic findings because the diagnosis of this lesion requires differentiation from some other malignant neoplasms and ameloblastomas. The present report deals with a case of ameloblastic carcinoma in the mandible in which ameloblastoma should be taken into account, regarding clinical and microscopic features of the neoplasm

[Giant cell fibroma of the tongue: a case report]

Giant cell fibroma of the tongue is a rare benign fibrous tumor of connective tissues in the oral cavity, very few of which have been reported. This benign neoplasm has a predilection for the gingiva and usually occurs in women under 30. Since this tumor is clinically, and especially histopathologically, placed in the differential diagnosis list of benign and malignant mesenchymal tumors, its proper diagnosis is of great significance because widespread and unnecessary surgeries are avoided as a result. The aim of the present report is to present a case of the tumor in the tongue of a 65-year-old man. The fibroma is a benign fibrous tumor of connective tissues which is microscopically classified in differential diagnosis with other soft tissue tumors since its proper diagnosis prevents from extensive and unnecessary surgeries on the patient