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Panoramic X-ray: Diffuse limited borders in the region of the right mandible with bone sclerosis and narrowing of the mandibular canal
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No features of periapical or other odontogenic disease were visible in the panoramic radiography [Figure 1].
(a-c) Computed tomography: Axial, coronal, and sagittal view: Diffuse limited borders with slight erosion of the right cortical mandible and reduction of trabecular bone microstructure. The mandibular canal was breached
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A computed tomography (CT) scan [Figure 2] and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [Figure 3] were performed as complementary procedures, which revealed a suspicious intraosseous lesion of the right mandibular angle area next to the course of the inferior alveolar nerve and its bony limitation.
Magnetic resonance imaging: Axial view, T1: Enlarged, contrast-enhancing mass of the right mandible
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A computed tomography (CT) scan [Figure 2] and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [Figure 3] were performed as complementary procedures, which revealed a suspicious intraosseous lesion of the right mandibular angle area next to the course of the inferior alveolar nerve and its bony limitation.
Positron emission tomography/computed tomography: Axial view: Uptake of 18F-fluorodesoxyglucose of the right mandible
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Subsequently, positron emission tomography (PET) and CT scans were performed covering the head and neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis, to detect further lesions in the body [Figure 4].