Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology - Cairo University

Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology - Cairo University We are the Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Department belonging to Kasr EL-Aini Dental Hospital, as a part of the oral health care system.

Our role focuses on the diagnosis and management of pathological conditions of the head and neck area. In our hospital, oral surgeons, radiologists, and pathologists work hand in hand to improve disease outcome as much as possible. Unfortunately, oral cancer incidence is on the rise lately due to an alarming lack of awareness. We feel that it is time we share the knowledge and expertise we gained over the years for educational purposes besides helping raise awareness and drawing attention to the importance of early disease detection. Aiming at improving patient quality of life and reducing the burden on health care systems.

Well done everyone and thanks for your response.Indeed, there is no pathology in this case.Retrocuspid papilla is a circ...
04/12/2025

Well done everyone and thanks for your response.
Indeed, there is no pathology in this case.
Retrocuspid papilla is a circumscribed nodule located on the gingiva, lingual to the mandibular cuspid.
This entity is observed more frequently in young children and seems to regress with age.
It is considered as a normal anatomic variation and should not be mistaken for a fibroma.

Since weโ€™re sure you have all became experts in reactive and benign oral lesions, can you guess the anomaly shown in thi...
02/12/2025

Since weโ€™re sure you have all became experts in reactive and benign oral lesions, can you guess the anomaly shown in this picture?๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค“

โœจ Case of the Month โœจFrom our archives โ€” an interesting case of ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ถ๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’๐’Ž๐’š๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’”.Swipe through the photos to explore...
28/11/2025

โœจ Case of the Month โœจ

From our archives โ€” an interesting case of ๐‘ญ๐’–๐’๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ถ๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’๐’Ž๐’š๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’”.

Swipe through the photos to explore the details ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡




Here is the last spot diagnosis for this month! ๐ŸฅณThis is a super easy one๐Ÿค“. 3 seconds maximum to solve it.๐Ÿ˜„How many seco...
24/11/2025

Here is the last spot diagnosis for this month! ๐Ÿฅณ

This is a super easy one๐Ÿค“. 3 seconds maximum to solve it.๐Ÿ˜„

How many seconds did it take you? ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐Ÿ˜„




AGAIN, LETโ€™S TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!๐Ÿฅธ Check out this simple, straightforward case for spot diagnosis. ๐ŸŽฏCan you identify th...
21/11/2025

AGAIN, LETโ€™S TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE!๐Ÿฅธ

Check out this simple, straightforward case for spot diagnosis. ๐ŸŽฏ

Can you identify the correct diagnosis?




โœจ Time to Move Forward! โœจAfter exploring Reactive Lesions, weโ€™re now stepping into a new category โ€” Benign Neoplasms! Ag...
18/11/2025

โœจ Time to Move Forward! โœจ
After exploring Reactive Lesions, weโ€™re now stepping into a new category โ€” Benign Neoplasms!

Again, letโ€™s take a quick tour through some of our previously posted cases to refresh our knowledge and set the stage for whatโ€™s next. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‘€

๐‹๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0ZiTgnL2P92Qt9dDzKGCzD8TBicgsMe7rbBy7yfsUp7oNA8u4aAagGwTDt2KF3tU9l&id=100465632274090

- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0ou75oh8xvApDhcxtQsNzU8bFgv5LgxdD6oxKkgdX3ATA1fHtG2F62u3fv4EtVoS5l&id=100069108979682

- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02VBfXCvHgaXa28SZLrucMjYjysQqxDm9pvASL3AvpG6quotJyUqiHEXeey5uxjLE4l&id=100069108979682

๐‚๐˜๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‚ ๐‡๐˜๐†๐‘๐Ž๐Œ๐€
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02nNGoi66x5AJ4nHorEQqdC984gC423f2PZwKKKGW991vzPad3FjxnGnNZZ7mshN8Al&id=100465632274090

๐’๐œ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐š
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0ntPLwE2zvXrRSmGCtQGqsE1JfGCa97wUgN3aopEpVtzLN8f5U6jWjvdZy9ffrYiPl&id=100465632274090

๐†๐‘๐€๐๐”๐‹๐€๐‘ ๐‚๐„๐‹๐‹ ๐“๐”๐Œ๐Ž๐‘
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02YnjHH6iQTuBdn5YUbjcH9UgGnGJ3UzQopsxJ4AazJVc5Hvf4M3A1b8wx4R47ARFfl&id=100465632274090

- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0krBgE8py7k7Y7ZTieysYxQZUK8aCoX3bTxN519rtySq2EV12qrGfvEWd8LiKVk2Gl&id=100069108979682

๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐›๐จ๐ซ๐ง
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02iyQnvHrNsUh6g2M8eU1dnvpTaedTurbNFPeMkj4HwZprmGnpn7mUTMtYDWz9ryfTl&id=100069108979682

- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0kMTnYqLExMM7w9N8hiqy4AEKpEQNm3BkEndqNhv3mDyzDqxz3VQY65N5E2BmWtVGl&id=100069108979682

๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐›๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐“๐ฎ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02W7zdWPHPC5XzxZydNZr345LvLCSJfQiWiXgZZBTiw6tAxAFGd8MLiCWpj8Q3AaADl&id=100465632274090

๐Œ๐ฒ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐›๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid037rXoKskYaL2ZEmLs3pQ8BLeMXFqEGSk6XmEaJuWg9fvK6c95e5TUHkhPTKV7Wrwhl&id=100069108979682

๐๐„๐”๐‘๐Ž๐…๐ˆ๐๐‘๐Ž๐Œ๐€๐“๐Ž๐’๐ˆ๐’ ๐“๐˜๐๐„ ๐Ÿ
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02SdwSnWiVoYB8rG7ZYMbJCyXRWpAYx88vTtTG8siV2wUuyAPcjTpVFwJn6q996wz4l&id=100465632274090

- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02XzAnpVLKzYKNsVeaC5eGDcviYNs3cGR63UvmKZ2wQjEQqHsp7UvpEvYwhv4TcxSql&id=100069108979682

๐Ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐จ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02zQiT9mAmeKwr7Dz7nM624EPWW1s6VuauSTUoD1yzRbKdiF76VziiVh3wxvGik5QJl&id=100069108979682

๐Ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐จ๐ฆ๐š
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0GDkjW1Ue2PEpaNQQRKV57pwLE6S6xpbSorf8UUCXo77JmpTym1DPqD8UfR28AFQ8l&id=100069108979682

๐…๐ข๐›๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐จ๐ฆ๐š
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02YPYLB6VCW7fWUshwkFJ8aFmmaFomvhdY9wv5o8r5kHjFH18Q9988itv3Y4eHJpNrl&id=100069108979682

- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02xa8G6iudiPKoHjULY6bFiwTbMTpC2TodfguLcWHigAwBpiPc3Tkp7rAERbeEgNkAl&id=100069108979682

๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ข
- https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02zDuNFhT5jTfqHAT59v3wudmdY6sRBNtCbadH1EnDzWnp7ytMfstazy82CTDCyfcql&id=100069108979682




Speaking of reactive lesions, letโ€™s shed some light on this statistical study about their prevalence in Cairo, Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ....
13/11/2025

Speaking of reactive lesions, letโ€™s shed some light on this statistical study about their prevalence in Cairo, Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ.

A published study from Egypt found that reactive lesions of the oral cavity made up 10% of all 21,420 registered oral and maxillofacial biopsies!

๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ:

- Irritational fibroma was the most common (40.7%), followed by pyogenic granuloma (27%).

- The gingiva was the most frequent site, with the anterior maxilla being the most affected area.

- Females were slightly more commonly affected than males.

- The highest occurrence was seen in patients in their 3rd and 4th decades of life.

๐‘ญ๐’๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’…๐’†๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’”, ๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’„๐’Œ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’“๐’†๐’‡๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’๐’˜! ๐Ÿ‘‡

Metwally, A., Draz, A., & Amer, H. (2024). Prevalence of reactive lesions of the oral cavity in educational hospitals and institutions in Cairo (cross sectional study). Egyptian Journal of Histology, 47(2), 896-903.โ€

Hereโ€™s another simple one for you.Can you guess the diagnosis from these photos? ๐Ÿค”Drop your answers below! โฌ‡๏ธ
10/11/2025

Hereโ€™s another simple one for you.

Can you guess the diagnosis from these photos? ๐Ÿค”

Drop your answers below! โฌ‡๏ธ




Letโ€™s start, dear students (and followers too ๐Ÿ˜)!Take a close look at these photos ๐Ÿ‘‡- Whatโ€™s your diagnosis? - Can you s...
06/11/2025

Letโ€™s start, dear students (and followers too ๐Ÿ˜)!

Take a close look at these photos ๐Ÿ‘‡

- Whatโ€™s your diagnosis?

- Can you see this lesion in other oral sites? ๐Ÿ‘€




Attention students ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“ขThis monthโ€™s theme focuses on a category you already explored last month. ๐ŸŒŸWeโ€™ll be highlighting "r...
03/11/2025

Attention students ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“ข

This monthโ€™s theme focuses on a category you already explored last month. ๐ŸŒŸ

Weโ€™ll be highlighting "reactive and benign lesions", providing more examples directly related to what youโ€™ve studied in our course ๐Ÿคฉ.

Letโ€™s begin by revisiting "Reactive lesions" that were previously covered on our page โ€” check out the following links and deepen your understanding! ๐Ÿ“šโœจ

๐Ÿ- ๐‘๐ž๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ (๐•๐ข๐๐ž๐จ)

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=926626332930043

๐Ÿ- ๐„๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐š

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0YiYDbXPqZLnSybpMqNsguoBinMayzNBJmxRkgpKYkp3wd6zRte3V3yLxLm1qaTrTl&id=100069108979682

๐Ÿ‘- ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐š ๐•๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02zMyoMsdCMk4kYnMQgGpV6MLypuS2cEbz44jbiAg61Dj5DvjRYusT3FQWXj9NrQpHl&id=100069108979682

๐Ÿ’- ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐š

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0hdRwqzCFNMfmY3pUJyH8xCaJBZYZcLkrv4iX3K59ZKG4neRb9DymgEfkYtgUiLeWl&id=100069108979682

๐Ÿ“- ๐ƒ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1011666157107336

๐Ÿ”- ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐š

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0wW6EMF5hbfL2rRs45djGEjnPgq7PrYD3M8xPxo2rqBBRwr3xQM9YuMESGUaojC3il&id=100069108979682

๐Ÿ•- ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐š ๐•๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐’๐‚๐ (๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐จ)

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0F2WZahJKNBu7LfPBXo98hNm185ToifAADcf3wmWxEAYTdfJXzeEBbBbP6Tux51bdl&id=100069108979682

๐Ÿ–- ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐—๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0iTbM6bfxd5RnBzn1UiBFA9WiNGJiMbi3JR6M9kttQdVajYLCRjE7LuHihMzXJP6vl&id=100069108979682



This month, our Oral Pathology Laboratory placed a special focus on odontogenic tumor cases. These lesions continue to e...
31/10/2025

This month, our Oral Pathology Laboratory placed a special focus on odontogenic tumor cases. These lesions continue to emphasize the importance of meticulous histopathological evaluation in achieving accurate diagnoses and guiding effective patient management.

We are also proud to share that several of our recent cases and collaborative studies have been published, reflecting our ongoing commitment to advancing research and knowledge in oral and maxillofacial pathology.

A big thank-you to our dedicated lab members, referring clinicians, and students who continue to support our mission of improving patient care through precise histopathological diagnosis. ๐Ÿ’™

You can take a look at the odontogenic tumor cases presented this month through the links below.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0AQ4qRPdKA4GHQyYLB6aN6qwUVKLHNTovUEvtKpc4h4X3ACSBW2LDnD3ENk33TrYEl&id=100069108979682

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02hSqB1xYycKtP3pLoefSgH6rB48AufJbD1BbtthjwS5W9Po26M88hPSLbDsxRM6GAl&id=100069108979682

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02M7gzJzKRqtxMyr49zWaZJq4gfzogMdZ1z7szhq6zV4RDvtAAtsbda3DuBns3Pv7ql&id=100069108979682

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid05YQzbwoejPp8E6MHYBHBoygvhCEYQA4vjCQi8cqynUjjY8mnPG6NWEgk6JCzTXWDl&id=100069108979682

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02KEv938buBpPF7RU7daNtyysMq32mavGHNF5Bjbbca8t4PhkXWAqFxpphgL4TRBuQl&id=100069108979682

https://rdcu.be/eMI7E

Stay tuned for more updates as we continue exploring the fascinating world of oral and maxillofacial pathology!

The "Half-Baked Tooth" Tumor ๐Ÿฆท๐ŸงWhen a tumor makes dentin but not enamel we can see the Ameloblastic Fibro-Dentinoma (AFD...
30/10/2025

The "Half-Baked Tooth" Tumor ๐Ÿฆท๐Ÿง
When a tumor makes dentin but not enamel we can see the Ameloblastic Fibro-Dentinoma (AFD)!

This case represent an Ameloblastic Fibro-Dentinoma in anterior maxilla of 12-year-old male.
The histopathological examination revealed compressed islands of proliferating odontogenic epithelium within a cellular, primitive ectomesenchymal stroma resembling dental papilla showing areas of homogenous dentinoid.

AFD is rare benign mixed odontogenic tumor. It produces dentin but NO enamel.
It's a developmental screenshot of a forming tooth that got stuck after making dentin๐Ÿ˜ฌ.
it's almost found in infants and young children, often in the anterior jaw.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ The Egyptian Context:
How common is it here? It's one of the rarest entries in the odontogenic tumor family.
Like elsewhere, any reported case would almost certainly be in a young Egyptian child.

โœWhy Should You Care?
1. Radiographic Riddle: On an X-ray, it looks like a radiolucent area with small, opaque flecks but less calcified than a Fibro-Odontoma.
2. Controversial Identity: Is it a distinct tumor, or just an immature stage of a Fibro-Odontoma? This debate makes it a fascinating topic for pathology nerds!
3. Simple Solution: The treatment is conservative surgical removal. It has an excellent prognosis and doesn't come back.

๐Ÿ” DONโ€™T MISS THE CHANCE TO CHECK OUT ANOTHER CASE REPORT ON AMELOBLASTIC FIBRODENTINOMA, RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY OUR LAB!
๐Ÿ“„ READ IT HERE: ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://rdcu.be/eK1No

https://jenci.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s43046-023-00193-0

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