Hemangioma of the mandible presenting as a periapical radiolucency.
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.
Orsini
G
G
Dental School, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy.
Fioroni
M
M
Rubini
C
C
Piattelli
A
A
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