Large peripheral osteoma arising from the genial tubercle area

A Giant Osteoma of the Mandible

“…Our patient was asymptomatic inspite of the large size of the lesion. Patient had no symptoms such as changes in the vision and balance which have been reported in the large lesion close to the carotid sinus or internal carotid artery [11,15].…”

“…Endocrine cause has been considered as a possible etiology [9,10]. Origin from embryonic cartilaginous rest or embryologic periosteum has also been reported [1,9,11]. The cause of peripheral osteoma is still debated.…”

“…The peripheral osteomas are usually attached to the bone by a sessile or pedunculated base [11,14,15]. They are usually asymptomatic unless their large size results in facial asymmetry [2].…”

“…These lesions are hamartomas, reactive or developmental in origin and are not thought to be true neoplasms. They exhibit variable growth and frequently stop growing after puberty [2,4,11]. In contrast, the osteoma is a true neoplasm and will continue to increase in size over a time and appears as well circumscribed radiopaque masses that may be lobulated [7].…”

Mandibular Osteoma, Arising From a Mental Spine – A Case Report

“…[10,11] A review of the literature revealed that mandible is more commonly affected than the maxilla. [1,3,10,11,12,13,14] In the mandible, the most common affected sites are the angle and lower border of the body. [2, 12] Some authors consider these locations are more susceptible to trauma.…”