| JNDA Vol. 16 No. 1 (January - June 2016) | |
A Vanishing Mandible: Report of a Rare Entity |
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| Dr. Bidhata Ojha, Dr. Radha Baral, Dr. S Bhattacharya, Dr. Dipshikha Bajracharya, Dr. Sumit Singh | |
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| Abstract | |
Vanishing mandible is an important manifestation of Gorham-Stout disease. GSD is a rare osteolytic bone disease of unknown etiology. It is characterised by massive osteolysis and gradual disappearance of bone. It may affect any bone of the body. Herein we report a case of vanished mandible in 16 years male with an emphasis on its differential diagnosis and a brief review of literature. |
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| Keywords | |
Differential diagnosis; Gorham-Stout disease; osteolysis; vanishing mandible. |
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