Abstract
This report describes an unusual case of trilobate Stafne bone cavity in a 72-year-old male asymptomatic patient, presenting as a radiolucency in the left mandibular body with an irregular peripheral border and a central area of reduced density on panoramic radiograph.
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Boffano, P., Gallesio, C., Daniele, D. et al. An unusual trilobate Stafne bone cavity. Surg Radiol Anat 35, 351–353 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-012-1043-7
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