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Osseous choristoma of the submandibular region: case report

K Kamburolu^*, T Özen¹, M ençimen³, K Ortakolu³ and Ö Günhan⁴

¹Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Dental Science Centre, Ankara; ²Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Ankara; ³Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Dental Science Centre, Ankara and; ⁴Department of Pathology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey

*Correspondence to: Kvanç Kamburolu, Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology Department, Ankara, Turkey; E-mail: dtkivo{at}yahoo.com

Received 13 June 2008; revised 3 September 2008; accepted 3 September 2008

This report presents a case of osseous choristoma in the submandibular region of a 33-year-old female. Her chief complaint was painless swelling in the submandibular region. Panoramic radiography showed a well-defined, round, radiopaque lesion near the inferior border of the right mandibular angle. Coronal and sagittal tomographic images indicated a high-density area in the right submandibular region with no bony connection. The lesion was diagnosed as an osseous choristoma based on histopathological examination of the surgical specimen. A 1-year follow-up period was uneventful.

Keywords: osseous choristoma; panoramic radiography; computed tomography