title: Benign osteoblastoma of the mandible in a 12-year-old female: A case report.
abstract: Benign osteoblastoma refers to a benign tumor of the bone. Osteoblastoma most commonly affects the vertebrae and long tubular bones, however, in rare cases is observed in the facial bones. The current study presents the case of a 12-year-old female patient with a tumor in the mandibular body. Radiological imaging revealed a lesion with regular contours. The lesion was radically resected and histological analysis of the specimen demonstrated features that are typical of a benign osteoblastoma. The consequential defects of the jaw were reconstructed using titanium implants and autologous bone transplantation. The patient remains disease free subsequent to a five-month follow-up period. The aim of the present report is to present a rare case of benign osteoblastoma of the mandible. This study demonstrated that correct diagnosis and complete surgical excision are important to reduce the risk of recurrence of a benign osteoblastoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi 0177, Germany.
authors.forename: Konstantine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mardaleishvili
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Anatomy, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi 0177, Germany ; Institute of Medical Research, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia, Germany.
authors.forename: Zurab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kakabadze
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Research, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia, Germany.
authors.forename: Avtandil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Machavariani
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Research, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia, Germany.
authors.forename: Teimuraz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grdzelidze
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Anatomy, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi 0177, Germany ; Institute of Medical Research, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia, Germany.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kakabadze
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Research, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia, Germany.
authors.forename: Natia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sukhitashvili
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Research, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia, Germany.
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurashvili
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Research, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia, Germany.
authors.forename: Nestan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shonia
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Research, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia, Germany.
authors.forename: Giorgi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menabde
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Research, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia, Germany ; Department of Surgery, University of Technology Munich, Munich, Bavaria 81675, Germany.
authors.forename: Ivane
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abiatari
keywords: bone tumor; mandible; osteoblastoma