Large Peripheral Osteoma of the Mandible: A Case Report

Abstract

Osteomas are benign, slow-growing osteogenic tumors commonly occurring in the craniofacial bones. Osteomas are characterized by the proliferation of compact and/or cancellous bone. It can be of a central, peripheral, or extraskeletal type. The peripheral type arises from the periosteum and is rarely seen in the mandible. The lingual surface and lower border of the body are the most common locations of these lesions. They are usually asymptomatic and can be discovered in routine clinical and radiographic examination. In this paper, we presented a large solitary peripheral osteoma located in the buccal surface of the left posterior mandible and causing facial deformity in a 37-year-old woman. Radiographic examination by computed tomography revealed radiopacity with a well-circumscribed, pedunculated mass approximately 3 cm in size. The osteoma was removed surgically, and no recurrence has been observed.

Peripheral Osteoma of the Body of Mandible: A Case Report

“…Till now only one case with recurrence has been reported by Bosshardt et al Both periodic clinical and radiographic follow up after surgical excision of a peripheral osteoma is necessary. Table 1 enlists important publications on similar pathology [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24].…”

Giant Osteoma of Mandible Causing Dyspnea: A Rare Case Presentation and Review of the Literature

“…Previously described cases predominantly occurred in the posterior mandible just like present case [6][7][8][9][10]. However, this case was located in the left side, in spite of the other reports [5,[7][8][9]11].…”

“…They occur most often in 5th and 6th decades of life with female predilection [5,[8][9][10][11]. The most common symptom of these tumors is facial asymmetry but dysphagia, snoring, dyspnea and limited mandibular movement have been reported in a few cases [5][6][7]9].…”

“…Here, we report a case of mandibular giant osteoma causing facial disconfiguration and dyspnea with reviewing of the seven reported cases of mandibular giant osteomas [5][6][7][8][9][10][11] in the English literature.…”

Multiple osteomas of the falx cerebri and anterior skull base: case report

“…They are slow-growing lesions that grow by continuous bone formation. 4,5,12,14 Rarely, they can reach a diameter of greater than 30 mm, at which stage they are referred to as giant osteomas. 12,14 Most lesions, whether extra-or intracranial, are asymptomatic and are found incidentally on CT scans for an unrelated complaint of dizziness or headaches.…”