title: Vanishing Mandible: A Rare Case Report with Accent to Recent Concepts on Aetio-pathogenesis.
abstract: Massive osteolysis is a rare idiopathic bone disease resulting in progressive destruction of bone. Considering the rarity of encountering this fascinating bone disease, it is often misinterpreted as some other osteolytic disease. Hence, we present a well-documented case of massive osteolysis in a 29-year-old female patient with complete clinical, radiographic, macroscopic and microscopic features along with surgical photographs, which has been effectively managed at our hospital.
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Durairaj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duraisamy
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Jai Santhosh Manikandan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Veerasamy
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Davidson
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rajiah
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital , Chennai, India .
authors.forename: Bharathi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mani
keywords: Angiomatosis of bone; Disappearing bone disease; Gorham-Stout syndrome; Massive osteolysis; Phantom bone disease