January 2011

Multiple soft tissue recurrences in a case of central giant cell granuloma - true ‘tumor’ behaviour?

Giant cell granulomas (GCGs) of the jaws are lesions that arise either peripherally in periodontal ligament, mucoperiosteum, or centrally in the bone. Histologically, both peripheral and central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) are characterized by the presence of numerous multinucleated giant cells (MGCs) in a prominent fibrous stroma. CGCG are further categorized into aggressive and non aggressive variant. The present case...

Author(s): Devi Charan Shetty, Aadithya B, Harish Chandra Rai, Anurag Singh, Ajay Kumar and Adesh Manchanda

January 2011

A narrative insight to maturity-onset diabetes of the young

The pandemic of metabolic disorders is accelerating in the urbanized world posing huge burden to health and economy. The key pioneer to most of the metabolic disorders is insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus commonly known as Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Both of these forms of diabetes are polygenic and multifactorial. A newly discovered...

Author(s): Attiya Kanwal,  Sahar Fazal , Muhammad Ismail, and Nighat Naureen