Solitary Peripheral Osteoma of the Hard Palate Case report and literature review
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Osteomas are benign slow-growing osteogenic lesions of unknown aetiology which can be central, peripheral or extraskeletal. Peripheral osteomas of the maxilla are very uncommon. We report a 72-year-old female patient who presented to the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School of Athens, Athens, Greece, in 2015 with swelling of the palate following a tooth extraction. Clinical and radiographical features were indicative of a solitary peripheral osteoma of the hard palate. An excisional biopsy and histological examination of the lesion confrmed the diagnosis. No complications occurred during the postoperative period and there was no evidence of recurrence at a one-year follow-up.
Authors and Affiliations
Fotios Bountaniotis| Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School of Athens, Athens, Greece, Ioannis Melakopoulos| Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School of Athens, Athens, Greece, Fotios Tzerbos| Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School of Athens, Athens, Greece
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP14780
- DOI 10.18295/squmj.2016.17.02.018
- Views 339
- Downloads 22
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, Leg Type A diagnosis not to forget in the elderly
Why the Economic Aspects of Healthcare are not Unique
Frequent claims suggest that healthcare and its production are not only different from other goods, but that they differ to such an extent that healthcare should be viewed as unique. Various features of healthcare, such...
Distribution of Chronotypes among a Sample of Iraqi Kurdish Medical Students
Objectives: Te aim of this study was to assess the distribution of chronotypes in a sample of Iraqi Kurdish medical students. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Hawler Medical University...
Development of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in a Child with Hyper-Ige Syndrome
This paper reports development of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in a 7'/2-year-old patient with hyper IgE syndrome. This rare primary immunodeficiency syndrome is characterized by markedly elevated serum IgE levels, chronic a...
Patients’ Views of Interpersonal Continuity of Care in Four Primary Health Care Centres of Urban Oman
Interpersonal continuity of care (consulting the same physician) is widely regarded as a core value of primary care and a crucial component of quality of care. Nonetheless, interpersonal continuity as experienced by pa...