KMID : 1024020190490010071
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Imaging Science in Dentistry 2019 Volume.49 No. 1 p.71 ~ p.77
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Delayed diagnosis of a primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma: A case report
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Abdelkarim Ahmed Z.
Elzayat Ahmed M. Syed Ali Z. Lozanoff Scott
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Abstract
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Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma is a rare malignant central jaw tumor derived from odontogenic epithelial remnants. Predominantly, it affects mandible, although both jaw bones may be involved. This report describes a 60-year-old man who was initially misdiagnosed with a periapical infection related to the right lower wisdom tooth. After four months, the patient presented to a private dental clinic with a massive swelling at the right side of the mandible. Panoramic radiographs and advanced imaging revealed a lesion with complete erosion of the right ramus, which extended to the orbital floor. A biopsy from the mandibular angle revealed large pleomorphic atypical squamous cells, which is the primary microscopic feature of a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.
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KEYWORD
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Mandible, Delayed Diagnosis, Computed Tomography, X-Ray, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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