Abstract
Osteomas are benign slow-growing osteogenic lesions of unknown aetiology which can be central, peripheral or extraskeletal. Peripheral osteomas of the maxilla are very uncommon. We report a 72-year-old female patient who presented to the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School of Athens, Athens, Greece, in 2015 with swelling of the palate following a tooth extraction. Clinical and radiographical features were indicative of a solitary peripheral osteoma of the hard palate. An excisional biopsy and histological examination of the lesion confirmed the diagnosis. No complications occurred during the postoperative period and there was no evidence of recurrence at a one-year follow-up.
Highlights
Osteomas are benign slow-growing osteogenic lesions of unknown aetiology which can be central, peripheral or extraskeletal
We report a 72-year-old female patient who presented to the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School of Athens, Athens, Greece, in 2015 with swelling of the palate following a tooth extraction
Clinical and radiographical features were indicative of a solitary peripheral osteoma of the hard palate
Summary
Abstract: Osteomas are benign slow-growing osteogenic lesions of unknown aetiology which can be central, peripheral or extraskeletal. Osteomas are benign osteogenic lesions predominantly found in the craniomaxillofacial bones which can be central, peripheral or extraskeletal, arising either from the endosteum, periosteum or soft tissues, respectively.[1,2] Peripheral osteomas of the jaw bones are quite rare and usually remain asymptomatic until they cause asymmetry or compression of the adjacent structures due to their progressive growth.[1,2,3] developmental, infectious, traumatic and neoplastic theories have been proposed, the exact aetiology of these lesions is still unknown.[4,5] Osteomas have been reported to arise from bone graft sites.[6] Multiple maxillofacial osteomas can occur among patients with Gardner’s syndrome.[5,7,8] This report presents a rare case of solitary peripheral osteoma of the hard palate, followed by a comprehensive literature review
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