title: [Osteoma in the soft palate: report of one case and review of the literature].
abstract: Osteoma is a benign tumor, which is composed of mature differentiated bone tissue and derived from osteoplast in periosteum endothecium. Osteomas is common in the bone in clinic, however, osteoma in the soft tissue is distinctly rare. Clinically, the lesion presents as hard, slowly growing mass with clear border. This article reported a case with soft palate osteoma. The clinical manifestation, differential diagnosis, pathologic diagnosis and treatment were discussed. Surgical resection with postoperative follow-up is suggested as the main treatment for this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Qingdao University, Shandong Province, China. ellen3929@sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Yuan-yong
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Rong-tao
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Ning
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bao-dong
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Mu-yun
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*