Adj. mandibular WKP
Definition : The mandible, lower jaw or jawbone is the largest, strongest and lowest bone in the human face. It forms the lower jaw and holds the lower teeth in place. The mandible sits beneath the maxilla. It is the only movable bone of the skull (discounting the ossicles of the middle ear).
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Mandible
Adj. mandibular
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mandible
2 December 2018 -
mandibular epidermoid cyst
2 December 2018epidermoid cyst of the mandible PO
Definition : An epidermoid cyst is a benign cyst usually found on the skin. Bone cysts are very rare and if they appear in bone they usually appear in the distal phalanges of the fingers.
Localization
mandibular epidermoid cyst / maxillar epidermoid cyst Epidermoid cysts of the jaws are uncommon
Differential diagnosis
dermoid cyst
keratocystic odontogenic tumor ( formerly odontogenic keratocyst )
intraosseous orthokeratinized (...) -
mandibular SCC
30 June 2017mandibular squamous cell carcinoma
Images
Mandible resection for squamous cell carcinoma https://twitter.com/JMGardnerMD/status/880603060191494149
See also
mandibular tumors
squamous cell carcinoma / SCC
