Cherubism: a study of two cases

The authors present two cases of cherubism. In one of the two cases, the patient had been submitted to an irrelevant and heavy treatment, the disease being not identified. The authors take advantage of this opportunity to recall the most important features of the disease, insisting on the positive elements of the diagnosis

[Giant horsetail ependymoma]

A case of giant ependyrnoma of the horsetail diagnosed in an eleven-year-old boy is reported. The authors stress the clinical latency and the diagnostic difficulties. The radiosurgical treatment gave a satisfactory result. The efficiency of the radiotherapy, unusual in this type of tumor, is emphasized