Case report of epithelioid osteoblastoma of the mandible: findings on positron emission tomography/computed tomography and review of the literature

Akram Al-Ibraheem; Basel Yacoub; Andrew Barakat; Mohamad Yasser Dergham; Gilbert Maroun; Hussam Haddad; Alaa Saleh; Nabil Khoury; Mukbil Hourani; Mohamad B Haidar

doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2018.12.021

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Case report of epithelioid osteoblastoma of the mandible: findings on positron emission tomography/computed tomography and review of the literature

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Case report of epithelioid osteoblastoma of the mandible: findings on positron emission tomography/computed tomography and review of the literature

Akram Al-Ibraheem, Basel Yacoub, Andrew Barakat, Mohamad Yasser Dergham, Gilbert Maroun, Hussam Haddad, Alaa Saleh, Nabil Khoury, Mukbil Hourani and Mohamad B Haidar

Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, Vol.128(1), pp.e16-e20

07/2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.12.021

PMID: 30704897

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Abstract

Epithelioid osteoblastoma is a clinically aggressive subtype of osteoblastoma that favors the mandible and the maxilla. Its histologic features lie on a spectrum between conventional osteoblastoma and low-grade osteosarcoma, thus making it difficult at times to confirm the diagnosis. It is known to have a high risk of recurrence after surgical resection, but it is a benign entity and does not have the propensity to metastasize. To our knowledge, there are no published reports on findings of epithelioid osteoblastoma on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). We report a case of a 25-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of epithelioid osteoblastoma of the mandible. The lesion exhibited significantly increased fluorodeoxyglucose uptake on PET/CT with a maximum standardized uptake value of 5.5. PET/CT is not specific in differentiating between malignant and benign bone lesions but may be necessary to rule out distant lesions when a confirmed diagnosis of epithelioid osteoblastoma cannot be obtained through histologic examination.

Adult

Diagnosis, Differential

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18

Humans

Male

Mandible

Mandibular Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging

Neoplasm Recurrence, Local

Osteoblastoma - diagnostic imaging

Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography

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Title: Subtitle: Case report of epithelioid osteoblastoma of the mandible: findings on positron emission tomography/computed tomography and review of the literature
Creators: Akram Al-Ibraheem - King Hussein Cancer Center
Basel Yacoub - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Andrew Barakat - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Mohamad Yasser Dergham - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Gilbert Maroun - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Hussam Haddad - King Hussein Cancer Center
Alaa Saleh - King Hussein Cancer Center
Nabil Khoury - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Mukbil Hourani - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Mohamad B Haidar - American University of Beirut Medical Center
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, Vol.128(1), pp.e16-e20
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.12.021
PMID: 30704897
ISSN: 2212-4403
eISSN: 2212-4411
Language: English
Date published: 07/2019
Academic Unit: Radiology
Record Identifier: 9984697724302771

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