Osteoid osteoma of the mandible: A case report with review of the literature

Osteoid osteoma is a benign skeletal neoplasm most frequently observed in young individuals. The tumor most commonly occurs in the femur, the tibia, and the phalanges; however, jaw lesions are very rare. Herein, we report a rare case of osteoid osteoma that presented in the mandible of a 20-year-old...

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Main Authors: Ankur Singh, Monica Charlotte Solomon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Dental Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199179021200164X
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description Osteoid osteoma is a benign skeletal neoplasm most frequently observed in young individuals. The tumor most commonly occurs in the femur, the tibia, and the phalanges; however, jaw lesions are very rare. Herein, we report a rare case of osteoid osteoma that presented in the mandible of a 20-year-old boy. This report also reviews the cases of osteoid osteomas of the jaws that have been reported in the English literature so far.
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spelling doaj.art-94c232db758249babde8bad3c8ef493a2022-12-22T00:22:53ZengElsevierJournal of Dental Sciences1991-79022017-06-0112218518910.1016/j.jds.2012.10.002Osteoid osteoma of the mandible: A case report with review of the literatureAnkur SinghMonica Charlotte SolomonOsteoid osteoma is a benign skeletal neoplasm most frequently observed in young individuals. The tumor most commonly occurs in the femur, the tibia, and the phalanges; however, jaw lesions are very rare. Herein, we report a rare case of osteoid osteoma that presented in the mandible of a 20-year-old boy. This report also reviews the cases of osteoid osteomas of the jaws that have been reported in the English literature so far.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199179021200164Xbonemandiblenidusosteoidpain
spellingShingle Ankur Singh
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Osteoid osteoma of the mandible: A case report with review of the literature
Journal of Dental Sciences
bone
mandible
nidus
osteoid
pain
title Osteoid osteoma of the mandible: A case report with review of the literature
title_full Osteoid osteoma of the mandible: A case report with review of the literature
title_fullStr Osteoid osteoma of the mandible: A case report with review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Osteoid osteoma of the mandible: A case report with review of the literature
title_short Osteoid osteoma of the mandible: A case report with review of the literature
title_sort osteoid osteoma of the mandible a case report with review of the literature
topic bone
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nidus
osteoid
pain
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199179021200164X
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