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FIbrous dysplasia of right upper jaw — uncommon presentation

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30 years, male patient presented with huge nasal mass for 25 years and nasal obstruction for 15 years. On examination, a mass of 10“ × 8 ” size found involving the right side of face, nose, cheek, orbit and palate. The right eye was proptosed eccentrically and was completely blind. Histopathological examination confirmed it as fibrous dysplasia.

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  1. IPGME & R and S.S.K.M. Hospital, 700020, Calcutta

    Sumanta Kumar Dutta, Utpalendu Das & T. K. Hazra

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Dutta, S.K., Das, U. & Hazra, T.K. FIbrous dysplasia of right upper jaw — uncommon presentation. IJO & HNS 49, 378–380 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02994655

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