Dominika Kopciuch, Marzena Dominiak, Ingrid Różyło-Kalinowska, Paweł Kubasiewicz-Ross
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Abstract
The study objective was to review the literature and to present 3 cases of the anterior Stafne bone defect (SBD). The electronic databases - MEDLINE via PubMed and Google Scholar - were searched by 2 independent authors, who retrieved 20 articles concerning this pathology. The Stafne bone defect is an asymptomatic bone lesion, diagnosed mostly incidentally through radiological imaging, typically located in the lateral section of the mandible. The anterior SBD is exceedingly rarely observed. So far, less than 40 cases have been described. The hypothesis of the formation of a bone cavity in connection with the sublingual salivary gland has not been confirmed in the literature, considering other tissue structures present within the lesion, including lymphoid or adipose tissues. The anterior variant of SBD can be mistaken for other lesions, considering its atypical location and lower incidence rate. In most cases, it does not require any treatment and the 'wait-and-see' strategy is adopted. In the present study, 2 cases of twochamber and 1 case of single-chamber anterior SBDs were presented. Their course was asymptomatic; however, in 2 cases, increased tension of the suprahyoid muscles on physical examination was reported. The cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging was employed in each case. There was no need for biopsy, and the monitoring of the lesion was established in each reported case.
本研究的目的是回顾文献并报告3例前棘骨缺损(SBD)。电子数据库- MEDLINE via PubMed和谷歌Scholar -由2名独立作者检索,他们检索了20篇关于该病理的文章。镫骨缺损是一种无症状的骨病变,大多是偶然通过影像学诊断出来的,通常位于下颌骨的外侧。前侧SBD极为罕见。到目前为止,只发现了不到40例病例。考虑到病变内存在的其他组织结构,包括淋巴组织或脂肪组织,骨腔形成与舌下唾液腺有关的假设在文献中尚未得到证实。考虑到SBD的不典型位置和较低的发病率,前部变型可能被误认为其他病变。在大多数情况下,它不需要任何治疗,并采取“观望”策略。本研究报告了2例双室和1例单室前路sbd。他们的病程无症状;然而,有2例在体格检查时发现舌骨上肌张力增加。每个病例均采用锥形束计算机断层扫描(CBCT)成像。没有必要进行活检,并且在每个报告的病例中都建立了病变监测。