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Rare pathologies, although infrequent still do exist. Diagnostic dilemma in maxillofacial pathologies can be the most challenging situation. Dealing with uncertainty, although difficult, is a reality in surgical practice. Being thorough, attentive to details and clues, and maintaining an open mind are critical strategies in the approach to such a patient.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In our paper we are reporting a spectrum of 4 unusual variants of head and neck pathologies, whose age and sex were 52\u00a0years\/ M, 37\u00a0years\/F, 41\u00a0years\/ F, 30\u00a0years\/F respectively. All the patients were of Indian origin. The diagnosis ranged from autoimmune diseases to lymphatic cancer which posed a unique challenge both in the terms of diagnosis and management.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A thorough systematic evaluation along with a multidisciplinary approach is mandatory in the diagnosis of unusual head and neck pathologies.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13256-024-04408-3","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,21]],"date-time":"2024-03-21T10:02:02Z","timestamp":1711015322000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Diagnostic dilemma in maxillofacial pathologies: a case series"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Pavithra","family":"Sarda","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2987-820X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Prashanthi","family":"Gurram","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Karthik","family":"Ramakrishnan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vivek","family":"Narayanan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Saravanan","family":"Chandran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Divya","family":"Vinayachandran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"4408_CR1","first-page":"53","volume":"2","author":"H Shruthi","year":"2016","unstructured":"Shruthi H, Chidananda S, Devasamudra R, Manjunath GA. 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