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LUIS J. VIETA, MD; SAMIRA R. GURAIEB, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1963;78(1):78-84.

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The lack of a uniform understanding of the precise pathological characteristics of the wide variety of tumors and tumor-like lesions that may affect the facial bones make it in many instances very difficult to arrive at a correct diagnosis in a given case. This situation, which is reflected in the diversity of criteria met when dealing with these conditions, is particularly true in cases of fibrous dysplasia of the bone in its monostotic form, a disease entity too often labeled with different names or classified among certain groups of bone pathology to which it certainly does not belong. It is the purpose of our paper to comment on this situation.

Report of Cases

CASE 1.—A 15-year-old girl was seen at our clinic on Dec 28, 1959, complaining of a swelling of the infraorbitary area and canine fossa, left side, of three months' duration. Mobility of the left upper molars was . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
CORDOBA, ARGENTINA

From the Department of Head and Neck Surgery and the Department of Pathology, Hospital Córdoba.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Nov 12, 1962.

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