Treatment of large radiolucent lesion of the mandibular ramus: report of case.
A case of a 13-year-old male with facial asymmetry caused by an enlarging lesion of the mandible is reported. Criteria for treatment are reviewed. An extensive giant cell granuloma of the mandible was treated by curettage rather than segmental resection.
D000293:Adolescent; D003475:Curettage; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic