An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma

An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma

The genial tubercles are a group of bony extensions that surround the lingual foramen bilaterally in the midway between the superior and inferior borders of the lingual surface of the mandible. Enlargement of genial tubercle occurs very rarely due to hypertrophy. This article focuses on a rare case...

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Main Authors: S C Selvamuthukumar, Nalini Aswath, B Karthika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
Subjects:
Genial tubercles
mental spine
hypertrophy
computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2010;volume=22;issue=2;spage=99;epage=101;aulast=Selvamuthukumar;type=0
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spelling doaj-69f8db4820504db089a92148604e475b2020-11-25T00:09:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology0972-13630975-15722010-01-0122299101An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral CarcinomaS C SelvamuthukumarNalini AswathB KarthikaThe genial tubercles are a group of bony extensions that surround the lingual foramen bilaterally in the midway between the superior and inferior borders of the lingual surface of the mandible. Enlargement of genial tubercle occurs very rarely due to hypertrophy. This article focuses on a rare case showing hypertrophy of the genial tubercles.http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2010;volume=22;issue=2;spage=99;epage=101;aulast=Selvamuthukumar;type=0Genial tuberclesmental spinehypertrophycomputed tomography
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author S C Selvamuthukumar
Nalini Aswath
B Karthika
spellingShingle S C Selvamuthukumar
Nalini Aswath
B Karthika
An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
Genial tubercles
mental spine
hypertrophy
computed tomography
author_facet S C Selvamuthukumar
Nalini Aswath
B Karthika
author_sort S C Selvamuthukumar
title An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma
title_short An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma
title_full An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma
title_fullStr An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed An Incidental Finding of Enlarged Genial Tubercles in a Case of Oral Carcinoma
title_sort incidental finding of enlarged genial tubercles in a case of oral carcinoma
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
issn 0972-1363
0975-1572
publishDate 2010-01-01
description The genial tubercles are a group of bony extensions that surround the lingual foramen bilaterally in the midway between the superior and inferior borders of the lingual surface of the mandible. Enlargement of genial tubercle occurs very rarely due to hypertrophy. This article focuses on a rare case showing hypertrophy of the genial tubercles.
topic Genial tubercles
mental spine
hypertrophy
computed tomography
url http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2010;volume=22;issue=2;spage=99;epage=101;aulast=Selvamuthukumar;type=0
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