The comparative cortical growth of the tibio-tarsus was studied during the first six weeks after hatching in two turkey strains, a light and a heavy one. At one day post-hatching the cortical appeared to be constituted in both strains of an embryonic non-active fibrous bone tissue which had completely disappeared at one week. On and after one week the cortex was constituted of a fibrolamellar adult bone tissue elaborated on the periosteal part of the cortex. Its vascular pattern depended on the strain and on the thickness of the cortical faces. The histomorphometric studies showed that the growth in thickness was earlier and faster in the heavy strain with a Total Diaphyseal Surface twice larger at 6 weeks but a Diaphyseal Cortical Ratio not significantly different since 3 weeks of age.

Introduction: Myofibroblastic sarcomas are malignant tumors characterized by the increased proliferation of myofibroblasts; they are rare and have been recently discovered. Observation: A 14-year-old adolescent had a large lesion in the inside of her right mandible. The diagnosis, after a difficult histological analysis, was low-grade myofibrosarcoma. The patient was treated with non-interruptive hemimandibulectomy. Discussion: Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma is one of four types of myofibroblastic sarcomas recognized by the WHO in the 2001 classification. This classification allows us to determine a prognosis based on histological characteristics of the lesion. Conclusion: In all cases of low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma, the preferred treatment is curative surgical resection; but still poses a problem in the prosthetic rehabilitation of oral lesion.