Glenoid fossa osteoma resulting in a progressive malocclusion: a case report.
An osteoma is a benign tumor essentially restricted to the craniofacial skeleton. Osteomas occur most frequently in the frontal, ethmoid, and maxillary sinuses, and rarely affect the glenoid fossa. Osteomas are usually pain-free and remain silent, ie, symptom-free, for many years but may lead to occlusal changes. The report describes the case of an adult man with an osteoma who presented with a chief complaint of malocclusion and who was misdiagnosed. The case points to the diagnostic reasoning necessary to arrive at a correct diagnosis, especially when signs and symptoms, as well as pathology, are rare, eg, not familiar to the clinician.
Mobilio
Nicola
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Research Centre for the Study of Craniomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Zanetti
Umberto
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Catapano
Santo
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D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology*; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013667:Technetium; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013667:Technetium