title: A case report of Gardner syndrome with hereditary widespread osteomatous jaw lesions.
abstract: Gardner syndrome (GS) is an abnormality of familial adenomatous polyposis accompanied by characteristic jaw lesions. Gardner syndrome intestinal polyps have a 100% risk of undergoing malignant transformation; consequently, early identification and surgical intervention of the disease are important to prolong the life of the patient. We present a case of GS in a 55-year-old woman. Familial adenomatous polyposis, osteomatous jaw and ocular lesions, several dental abnormalities, and an abdominal desmoid tumor are the characteristic features of this case. This case demonstrates the presence of unusual, widespread, hereditary, osteomatous jaw lesions that caused diagnostic confusion with familial gigantiform cementoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan City, Korea. eebydo@wonkwang.ac.kr
authors.forename: Byung Do
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Seung Ki
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Eun Cheol
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D002485:Cementoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D005260:Female; D005736:Gardner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn; D006801:Humans; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D009810:Odontoma / Q000209:etiology; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology