title: Spontaneous regression of a large radiolucent lesion in the mandible.
abstract: This report presents a case of a large radiolucent lesion in the left posterior area of the mandible, causing displacement and resorption in the roots of a molar and enlargement of the body and ramus. Three years later, the lesion had undergone spontaneous regression without treatment. The radiological features and differential interpretation, as well as a discussion of the possible mechanism for the spontaneous regression are presented.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Clinic, Rua Alvares Machado, 44/405, cep 90630-010, POA-RS, Brazil. cdiodontologia@terra.com.br
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruprecht
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D011859:Radiography