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Giant Osteoma of Mandible Causing Dyspnea: A Rare Case Presentation and Review of the Literature |
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| Authors: | Hassan Mirmohammad Sadeghi Nafise Shamloo Nasim Taghavi Yaser Safi Farzad Aghdashi Mohammad Ismaeilnejad |
| Institution: | .Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ;.Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Department, Shahid Beheshti Dental Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Evin Street, Tehran, Iran ;.Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran |
| Abstract: | Osteomas are benign slow growing tumors of bone. Tumors are usually asymptomatic until they attain remarkable size and cause asymmetry or dysfunction. In view of few reported cases of giant osteoma of mandible, this article presents a case of giant osteoma of left mandible in a 53-year old male causing dyspnea due to compression of air way space. |
| Keywords: | Osteoma Giant osteoma Mandible Dyspnea |