[Solitary bone cysts of jaws: surgical treatment and follow-up of six cases]. / Kystes solitaires des maxillaires: traitement chirurgical et suivi de six cas.

BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to assess the long term follow-up in six patients who all presented with solitary cysts and underwent minor surgery. At follow-up treatment (range 16 months to 18 years) efficacy was evaluated and screened for any possible future complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Since 1985 all patients who presented in the Department of oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery with a simple bone cyst were retrospectively included in the study. A total of only 6 patients underwent surgery. One patient with a condylar cyst was seen with a delay of 16 months. The others were examined over 5 years. RESULTS: Surgery allowed us to confirm the diagnosis and achieve the treatment of the cyst. One patient who had a cyst in the ramus and was re-operated for a follicular cyst adjacent to the wisdom tooth. No complication or recurrence was observed.

[Multiple lipoma of the tongue. Apropos of a case and review of the literature]. / Lipomes multiples de la langue. A propos d'un cas et revue de la littérature.

Lipomas are uncommonly located in the tongue and multiple forms are rare. We describe a case of multiple lipoma of the tongue in a female patient aged 60 years who also presented subcutaneous cervical lipoma. The literature on multiple lipomas is discussed.