title: Hemangioma of the mandible presenting as a periapical radiolucency.
abstract: A case of an hemangioma of the mandible in a 53-yr-old female patient is presented. The lesion was removed, and no atypia or mitotic cells were found. The excision was curative, and the overall prognosis was excellent. A differential diagnosis of radiolucent periapical lesions of the mandibular symphysis is presented.
authors.affiliation: Dental School, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orsini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fioroni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rubini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piattelli
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography