title: Posterior lingual mandibular bone depression.
abstract: An unusual case of posterior lingual mandibular bone depression in a 39-year-old Japanese man is reported. The bilocular type of this condition was composed of 2 large ovoid radiolucent areas which were adjacent to each other. The diagnosis of this condition was made by sialography and tomography. The present case was compared with other unusual cases reported in the Japanese literature.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiratsuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuasa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kanda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology