Gigantiform cementoma showing apparent activity on a bone scan.
A bone scan in a Negroid female suspected of myeloma showed no uptake other than in the jaws. A panoramic radiograph revealed multiple mixed-density lesions, in particular in the mandible, suggestive of gigantiform cementoma. The significance of this association is discussed.
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The Dental Hospital at Leeds, UK.
D002485:Cementoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography