Ultrasonographic diagnosis of osteochondroma of the mandible: a case report
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Published:2022-07-11
Issue:90
Volume:22
Page:200-203
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ISSN:2084-8404
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Container-title:Journal of Ultrasonography
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language:
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Short-container-title:J Ultrason
Author:
Delantoni Antigoni, ,Matiakis Apostolos,Andreadis Dimitrios,Poulopoulos Athanasios, , ,
Abstract
Aim of the study: The aim of the present paper is to determine the diagnostic
features of the rare presentation of osteochondroma in the mandible. The unusual aspect
in this case is that the diagnosis was not established with cone beam computer
tomography, which is a commonly used radiographic technique in dentistry, but with the
use of ultrasonography. Case description: Ultrasonography is very useful for initial
examinations, avoiding patient exposure to additional radiation and setting the
diagnosis in debatable soft tissue involvement of various lesions. In the presented
case, even though the clinical presentation was indicative, the cone beam computer
tomography evaluation could not confirm the diagnosis, so the final diagnosis was made
by ultrasonography. Conclusions: With the latest advances in the applications of
ultrasonography in the maxillofacial region, an examination of lesions on the floor of
the mouth or in the neck area may set the diagnosis in cases where hard tissue imaging
does not provide enough information.
Publisher
Medical Communications Sp. z.o.o.
Subject
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology