title: Gigantic osteoma of the mandible: report of a case.
abstract: A case of a very large solitary osteoma of the right posterior mandible in a 22-year-old man is presented. The tumor was asymptomatic despite its location and large size. It was removed via an extraoral Risdon approach without complication. The importance of differentiating a large solitary osteoma from a parosteal osteogenic sarcoma is emphasized. Any patient presenting with a solitary osteoma also should be evaluated for Gardner's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Guttu
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010016:Osteoma / Q000473:pathology