Clinical and radiological features of nonfamilial cherubism - a case report
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Clinical and radiological features of nonfamilial cherubism: A case report
BACKGROUND Cherubism is an uncommon hereditary benign fibro-osseous disorder characterized by bilateral enlargement of the mandible and the maxilla that presents with varying degrees of involvement and a tendency toward spontaneous remission. On radiography cherubic lesions appear as cystic multilocular radiolucencies limited to the jaw bones. CASE REPORT A 5-year-old boy was referred to the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Polish Journal of Radiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0137-7183
DOI: 10.12659/pjr.883375