Idiopathic lingual mandibular bone "depression".
A case of Stafne's idiopathic lingual bone depression is described. This occurred in the classical position below the mandibular molars. On surgical exploration, the defect was found to contain a lymph node rather than the more usual salivary tissue. This may throw some light on the possible etiology of this condition.
Pogrel
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Sanders
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Hansen
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012737:Sex Factors