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This monograph presents a detailed description of the histopathology of the various tumors that may involve the maxilla and the oral cavity. This is purely a pathologic presentation with photomicrographs to clarify the text. The gross appearance of these neoplasms, although described, is not illustrated, nor is there any detailed reference to their clinical implications.
Among the neoplasms of the maxilla, the following are described: adamantinoma, odontoma, enameloma, congenital melanotic tumors, myeloblastoma, osteoma, sarcoma, etc.
Tumors involving the salivary glands include the mixed tumors both benign and malignant, adenoma, cystadenolymphoma, cystadenoma, cylindroma, carcinoma, sarcoma, etc.
In the oral cavity, the epithelial lesions, tumors of the blood and lymph vessels, of the connective tissue structures, the nerves, the reticuloendothelial system, and the fat and muscular structures are presented.
This monograph is of extreme interest to the pathologist, dentist, oral surgeon, and the rhinologist.