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Aneurysmal bone cyst of the mandible: a case report

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Abstract

Abstract.

The case of a 6-year-old boy with a rapid growing mass in the right angle of the mandible that clinically and radiographically resembled a malignant lesion is presented. The biopsy specimen showed an aneurysmal bone cyst. The patient was treated surgically via extraoral approach including immediate mandibular reconstruction with with iliac crest bone. The literature is briefly reviewed.

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Address: Dr. Richard Werkmeister, Director Department for OMF Surgery, Central German Armed Forces Hospital, Rübenacher Str. 170, D-56072, Koblenz, Germany, Tel: +49-261-2812701; Fax:+49-261-2812733; E-mail:[email protected]

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