Unusual clear cell tumors of the jaws - clinical and histopathological considerations: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Clear cell neoplasms of the jaw are very infrequent and a review of the literature reports only isolated cases of metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma of the jaw.


METHODS
A 68-year-old man presented with an osteolytic lesion of the left hemimandible. The first diagnostic hypothesis was a third molar follicular cyst. Surgical treatment consisted of enucleating the lesion preserving the alveolar nerve and extracting of the retained tooth. Unexpectedly, the lesion presented as a solid.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors report a case of a clear cell neoplasm involving the jaw in which histopathological exam presented an indeterminate histology. The histological characteristics of this tumor make it unique in the international literature.
Gasparini
Giulio
G
Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy. giulio.gasparini@rm.unicatt.it
Boniello
Roberto
R
Moro
Alessandro
A
Federico
Francesco
F
Castri
Federica
F
Pelo
Sandro
S