Abstract
Stafne bone defect consists of an asymptomatic, anatomic condition of uncertain origin and rare evolvement, often discovered at random in routine radiographic examinations. It is usually consisted on mandibular salivary gland inclusion as a developmental anomaly represented by a bone concavity usually containing submandibular gland tissue. A 39-year-old woman presented a hypodense lesion in the condyle of the left side of the jaw, discovered randomly. Because of the fact that the lesion mimics a cyst of odontogenic origin, excisional biopsy and later histopathologic analysis were performed. The histologic slices revealed the presence of ectopic serous salivary glands located in the head of the left condyle, characterizing a Stafne defect. Faced with this diagnosis, the conduct was the patient´s periodic follow-up.
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