Open AccessPeripheral Osteoma of the Palate: Report of a Case and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Weihsin Hu,
Sandeep Thadani,
Mohit Agrawal,
Neeta Sharma,
Suket Tailor
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7888.5351
Subject(s) - osteoma , maxilla , cancellous bone , differential diagnosis , medicine , maxillary sinus , dentistry , anatomy , pathology
Osteomas are benign osteogenic lesions with very slow growth, which may arise from proliferation of either cancellous or compact bone. Peripheral osteomas of maxilla are relatively rare. Excluding the maxillary sinus, there are few cases of maxillary osteoma reported in the English-language literature. This paper reports an additional case of osteoma in the palatal region in a 34-year-old female patient. The aim of this paper is to present an unusual case along with an analysis of the literature in order to contribute to the knowledge concerning the pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and management of these lesions.