J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.
2010 Mar;32(2):168-172.
MANDIBULAR OSTEOBLASTOMA: REPORT OF 3 CASES
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. omsnam@yuhs.ac
- 3Oral Cancer Research Institute, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Osteoblastoma is a rare tumor of bone representing less than 1% of all tumors of the maxillofacial region. This is a neoplasm of bone characterized by a proliferation of osteoblasts forming bone trabeculae. Because the clinical feature of benign osteoblastoma is nonspecific and osteoblastoma has a pleomorphic histologic appearance, the differential diagnosis is difficult problem. We studies the case records 3 new patients with osteoblastoma. We discussed the case from clinical, radiologic, and histologic feature for differential diagnosis. Three cases from our clinic is reported and analized with previously described cases.
