title: Massive osteolysis of hemimandible: a case report.
abstract: Massive osteolysis or Gorham's stout disease or phantom bone is a rare disorder which normally appears in adulthood with no specific predilection for any sex. Work to find out exact etiology of disorder has been done. But actual cause has not yet been found. Any of the bone could be involved in this disease. A clinical, radiographic and histological evaluation of massive osteolysis of mandible is presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Govt. Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, 143001 India.
authors.forename: Jeevan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lata
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parmar
keywords: Gorham’s stout disease; Mandible; Massive osteolysis