Unusual clear cell tumors of the jaws – clinical and histopathological considerations: A case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Clear cell neoplasms of the jaw are very infrequent and a review of the literature reports only isolated cases of metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma of the jaw.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 68-year-o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/290 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Clear cell neoplasms of the jaw are very infrequent and a review of the literature reports only isolated cases of metastatic renal clear cell carcinoma of the jaw.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>A 68-year-old man presented with an osteolytic lesion of the left hemimandible. The first diagnostic hypothesis was a third molar follicular cyst. Surgical treatment consisted of enucleating the lesion preserving the alveolar nerve and extracting of the retained tooth. Unexpectedly, the lesion presented as a solid.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The authors report a case of a clear cell neoplasm involving the jaw in which histopathological exam presented an indeterminate histology. The histological characteristics of this tumor make it unique in the international literature.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1752-1947 |