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Preoperative occlusal radiograph revealed irregular radiopacities extending into soft tissue shadow of buccal mucosa and lower lip from the buccal cortex.
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Occlusal radiographic view revealed an irregular multiple foci of radiopacity merging with buccal cortex and extending into soft tissue shadow of buccal mucosa and lower lip (Figure 1).
Intraoperative picture showing exposure of bony mass.
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The irregular surface of the lesion was found to be grown into the buccal mucosa (Figure 2), which was cut into pieces and removed from the soft tissue.
Bits of specimen for histopathological examination.
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The resected surface of the buccal cortical bone was rasped smooth, and the bits of specimen (Figure 3) were sent for histopathological examination.
Microscopic view showing trabecular bone covered with a cartilaginous cap and columns of chondrocytes. Fatty connective tissue marrow is also seen (hematoxylin and eosin stain 10x).
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Histopathological examination (Figure 4) revealed an osteochondroma.