title: Radiographic superimposition and mandibular peripheral osteoma: the importance of clinical and CT findings.
abstract: Peripheral osteomas are benign, slow-growing osteogenic tumors that are caused by centrifugal growth of the periosteum and develop as masses attached to the cortical plates.The pathogenesis of osteomas is unclear, and embryologic, traumatic, inflammatory, metaplastic, and genetic causes have been proposed. A solitary peripheral osteoma of the jaws is uncommon.The purpose of this paper is to present a peculiar case of mandibular peripheral osteoma with a particular radiographic superimposition that stress the importance of clinical and CT findings.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maxillofacial Surgery, Head and Neck Department, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. paolo.boffano@gmail.com
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boffano
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gallesio
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Roccia
authors.forename: Sid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berrone
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010016:Osteoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010521:Periosteum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed